 | From Arm''s Length to Hands-On: The Formative Years of Ontario''s Public Service, 1867-1940 Subjects: Civil service -- Ontario -- History; Ontario -- Politics and government -- 1867-1905; Ontario -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Confederation was a relief to legislators who had to ensure the uneasy union between Upper and Lower Canada. Hodgetts has analysed carefully the factors that led to the gradual enlargement of the government's functions and the progressive tightening of the exercise of its authority. Hodgetts John : John E. Hodgetts (1917-2009) was a Canadian political scientist who is considered the father of public administration studies in Canada. He started teaching political science at the University of Toronto in 1943, where he remained a professor emeritus until his death. John Edwin Hodgetts (1917-2009) was a political scientist and educator. He taught at Queen's University (1945-65) and University of Toronto (1943-45, 1965-82) and was head of the department of political studies at Queen's, principal of Victoria College (1967-70) and president of Victoria University, at University of Toronto (1970-72). |
