01957cam a22003497a 4500 16940291 BJBSDDR 20240422114237.0 ta 110830s2010 onc b 001 0deng 2011459868 9780670065172 (OCoLC)ocn635556659 NLC spa NLC YDXCP VP@ CDX IXA LHU DLC eng lccopycat n-cn--- 001 F 1034.3 M381h 2011 971.07/3 22 Martin, Lawrence 1947- 35393 Harperland : the politics of control / Lawrence Martin. Toronto : Viking Canada, 2011. 311 pages ; 24 cm. After four years in power, Stephen Harper's governance comes under the microscope of prominent Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin. Focusing on the growth of executive power under Harper and drawing on interviews with prominent insiders, Martin probes the smearing of opponents, the silencing of the public and diplomatic service, the secrecy, the prorogations, the unprecedented centralizing of power, and the attempted muzzling of the media. He examines controversies such as the existence of a secret dirty-tricks handbook, the Chuck Cadman affair, campaign financing, the dismissal of nuclear power head Linda Keen, the Afghan detainees cover-up, the turning of access-to-information laws into barricades to information, and more—and lets readers draw their own conclusions. Tough but balanced, Harperland offers a clear picture of a skilled politician at a crucial point in Canadian politics. Harper, Stephen 1959- 35394 Executive power Canada. Poder ejecutivo Canadá 4300 Canada Politics and government 2006- Canadá Política y gobierno 2006- 3957 Canadá Política y gobierno 2006-2015 3957 lcc BK 0 121074 121074 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2024-04-22 0 001 F 1034.3 M381h 2011 00000166043 2024-04-22 00:00:00 1 2024-04-22 BK