{"product_id":"the-unbroken-machine-canadas-democracy-in-action-paperback","title":"The Unbroken Machine: Canada's Democracy in Action - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDale Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hill Times: Best Books of 2017\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if it is not our political system that is broken, but our understanding of it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverybody thinks that it's the system that's broken in politics; but what if it's not the system that's broken but rather our understanding of it? What if everyone's proposals to make the system \"more democratic\" only wind up making things worse, and weaken our systems of accountability so much as to make them meaningless? What if it's our own ignorance that is killing democracy in this country?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDale Smith looks at the critical gaps in civic literacy that have become endemic within Canadian political culture, wading through buzzwords and meaningless proposals to suggest real solutions. Designed for the lay reader, \u003ci\u003eThe Unbroken Machine\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to explore our lack of civic literacy and show how our system of democracy should work -- if only we were to engage with it the way it was meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDale Smith is a freelance journalist in the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery, writing about politics full-time since the 2008 federal election. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eOttawa Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Business\u003c\/i\u003e, the Canadian Press, \u003ci\u003eiPolitics.ca\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHill Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Dale lives in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772196749600,"sku":"9781459738256","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bc5a1b68d3bfde88569f4907dd200c17.webp?v=1780401020","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-unbroken-machine-canadas-democracy-in-action-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}