Statecraft

Stephen Azzi is a professor of political management, history, and political science at Carleton University.Patrice Dutil is a professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University.

• List of ImagesList of TablesAcknowledgments Introduction: The Idea of Cabinet GovernmentPatrice Dutil and Stephen Azzi 1. Statecraft: Theory and the Thirst for HistoryPatrice Dutil and Stephen Azzi2. Sir John A. Macdonald and His Cabinets: The “Autocrat” in PowerPatrice Dutil3. Alexander Mackenzie’s Statecraft: Looking for Stability Ex-CentricallyBen Forster 4. The Cabinet in Chronic Crisis: The Lessons of Abbott, Thompson, Bowell, and TupperTed Glenn 5. Pillars and Posts: Wilfrid Laurier’s Cabinet ManagementJ.P. Lewis 6. The Outsider: Robert Borden and his CabinetJohn English7. Arthur Meighen: The Lost Opportunities of LeadershipMary Janigan and Tom Kierans 8. Cabinet Management after the Collapse of the Two-Party System: Mackenzie King in the 1920sRobert Wardhaugh9. R.B. Bennett’s “One-Man Government”Larry Glassford10. Mackenzie King’s Upgrading of Prime Ministerial Power: Management, Luck, and CircumstanceRobert Bothwell 11. Louis St-Laurent: The Cabinet’s Centre of GravityStephen Azzi12. John Diefenbaker: The Chief Stands AlonePatricia I. McMahon13. Lester Pearson and Cabinet Government: The Diplomat in ChargeP.E. Bryden14. Pierre Inter Pares: Cabinet under Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–1979Asa McKercher15. “Welcome to the 1980s”: Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s Quasi-Gaullist StyleFrédéric Boily16. Brian Mulroney: Statecraft for Radical ChangeRaymond B. Blake17. Jean Chrétien: The “Friendly Dictator” Lori Turnbull18. Paul Martin’s Cabinet: The Unforgiving Consequences of Flawed StatecraftPatrice Dutil and Stephen Azzi19. Stephen Harper: Alone at the TopR. Paul Wilson20. Justin Trudeau: “Government by Cabinet is Back”Jeni Armstrong, Alex Marland, and Dan ArnoldConclusion: The Mysterious Grammar of Canadian StatecraftStephen Azzi and Patrice DutilContributorsIndex

"In this landmark collection, A-list historians, political scientists, and insiders insightfully examine prime ministers and their cabinets since the days of Sir John A. Using the intriguing concept of ‘statecraft,’ they chronicle and analyse how prime ministers put cabinets together and assess their cabinet management techniques. The chapters, written with verve and style, offer astute and original analysis. Azzi and Dutil’s Statecraft is a certifiable must-read."