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"The Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020" published on by Oxford University Press.

It is contended that "electoral democracy in Canada is sick." Among the political parties, only the Liberal Party appears poised to govern, but it lacks a strong base for governance. At the moment, the Liberal government, while strong in the House, is weak throughout the country. Yet the opposition parties are too weak to challenge the Liberals. A full account of how Canada got into this predicament is presented, using official archival data to trace the history of Canadian political parties & governments as far back as the beginning of the first party system in 1878, but focusing on recent decades. It is concluded that major structural reform is needed. Changes are suggested that include circulation of parties through office, but not necessarily as single-party governments, a more sensitive register of change in public opinion, greater proportionality in representation, & an "ends-against-the-middle strategy in electoral reform.". Tables, Figures, Charts, Graphs. J. Stanton