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| Introduction | |
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| An Introduction to Political Life | |
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| What Is Politics? | |
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| Power | |
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| State and Government | |
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| Democracy | |
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| Political Identities | |
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| Political Fault Lines, Old and New | |
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| The Societal Context of Politics | |
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| Political Culture | |
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| Ideologies, Values, and Institutions | |
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| Explaining Ideas and Institutions | |
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| The Political Ideas of Canadians | |
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| Citizen Expectations for Government | |
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| The Social and Economic Setting | |
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| Material Well-Being | |
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| Equality | |
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| Quality of Life | |
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| Independence | |
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| Regionalism and Canadian Politics | |
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| The Unexpected Persistence of Regionalism | |
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| Mapping Regionalism in Canada | |
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| Canada's Cultural Regions | |
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| Regional Identities and Western Alienation | |
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| The Structures of Governance | |
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| The Constitution | |
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| Constitutional Functions | |
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| Community and Identity | |
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| Canada's Constitution | |
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| The Charter of Rights and Freedoms | |
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| Parliamentary Government in Canada | |
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| Changing the Constitution | |
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| Citizen Participation in Constitutional Reform | |
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| Rights and Freedoms | |
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| Coming to Terms: What Do Rights and Freedoms Mean? | |
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| On the Origins and Meanings of Rights | |
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| Rights and Their Protection | |
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| The Pre-Charter Era: 1867-1981 | |
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| Life in the Charter Era | |
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| Reasonable Limits and the Charter | |
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| The Notwithstanding Clause: Section 33 | |
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| Applying the Charter | |
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| Has the Charter 'Americanized' Canadian Politics? | |
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| Federalism | |
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| What Is Federalism? | |
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| The Origins, Maintenance, and Demise of Federal States | |
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| The Origins of Canadian Federalism | |
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| The Federal Division of Powers | |
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| The Courts and Federalism | |
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| Evolving Federalism | |
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| The Federal Spending Power, National Standards, and the Social Union | |
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| The Machinery of Government | |
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| The Executive Branch | |
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| The Legislature | |
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| Appendix: How a Law Is Passed | |
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| The Administrative State (NEW) | |
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| Professionalization of the Public Service | |
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| Efficiency and Accountability | |
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| Globalization and the State | |
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| The Structure of Canadian Bureaucracy | |
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| Participation in Politics | |
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| Parties and Elections | |
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| Parties: Definitions and Functions | |
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| The Origins and Evolution of Canada's Party System | |
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| The 1993 and 1997 Elections: The End of Brokerage Politics? | |
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| The 2000 Election: Alliance Stalled? | |
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| The 2004, 2006, and 2008 Elections: A Divided Electorate | |
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| A 60/40 Country? | |
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| Selecting Party Leaders in Canada | |
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| The Electoral System and Its Consequences | |
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| Voting Behaviour | |
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| Political Participation | |
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| Party Finances and Special Interests | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| Charting the Territory | |
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| The Bias of the Interest Group System | |
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| Analytical Perspectives on Interest Groups | |
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| The Ingredients of Interest Group Success | |
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| The Impact of Federalism on Interest GroupsStrategies for Influence | |
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| The Media | |
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| 'The Pictures in Our Heads' | |
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| What Do the Media Produce? | |
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| What Determines the Mass Media Product? | |
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| The Media and Democracy | |
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| Contemporary Issues in Canadian Political Life | |
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| Language Politics | |
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| The Demographics of Language Politics | |
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| The Trajectory of Nationalism | |
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| The Quiet Revolution and Its Legacy | |
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| A Distinct Society? | |
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| Proposals for a Distinct Society Clause | |
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| Diversity and Multiculturalism | |
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| From Founding Nations to Multiculturalism: The Changing Ethnic Demography of Canada | |
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| Official Recognition and the Institutionalization of Diversity | |
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| Diversity and Political Representation | |
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| Other Models of Integration and Accommodation | |
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| Immigration and Economic Integration | |
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| Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation | |
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| Women and Politics (NEW) | |
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| The Social Construction of Gender Differences | |
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| The Under-representation of Women | |
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| Women in Politics | |
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| Organizing for Influence | |
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| Selected Women's Organizations in Canada | |
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| Dates in Women's Progress towards Legal and Political Equality | |
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| Aboriginal Politics | |
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| Native Demographics: Who and How Many? | |
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| The Language of Aboriginal Politics | |
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| Who Is an Indian? | |
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| The Reserve System | |
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| Assimilation, Integration, Self-Determination | |
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| Organizing for Political Influence | |
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| Sovereignty, Landownership, and Aboriginal Rights: The Battle in the Courts | |
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| The Institutionalization of Aboriginal Affairs | |
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| Second Thoughts or Citizens Plus? | |
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| Canada in the World | |
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| The Meaning and Consequences of Globalization for Canada | |
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| Globalization and Canada-US Relations | |
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| The Canadian Dilemma in Foreign Affairs | |
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| Timeline of Canada in the World | |