 | Do Conventions Matter?: Choosing National Party Leaders in Canada Subjects: Political conventions -- Canada; Political conventions -- Canada -- History; Prime ministers -- Canada -- Selection and appointment; National leadership conventions in Canada attract widespread public interest but, with growing support for direct democracy and universal voting, they may soon become a thing of the past. In Do Conventions Matter? John Courtney, a leading authority in the field, explores the party leadership selection process in Canada in an age of television-dominated politics and assesses its uncertain future. |
