{"product_id":"no-i-in-team-party-loyalty-in-canadian-politics-paperback","title":"No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Marland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJared J. Wesley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMireille Lalancette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are Canadian politicians so loyal to their parties? Why do so few parliamentarians rebel as mavericks or switch sides? And can anything loosen the grip that party leaders have on elected representatives?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics\u003c\/em\u003e by political scientists Alex Marland, Jared J. Wesley, and Mireille Lalancette provides the first in-depth examination of the forces shaping party loyalty in Canadian politics, revealing how Members of Parliament and provincial legislators are conditioned to prioritize partisan interests over constituents and independent judgment. The authors show how institutional rules, political pressure, social dynamics, and digital technologies reinforce a system demanding unwavering loyalty. Drawing on extensive interviews with politicians and senior staff, plus analyses of thousands of news stories spanning four decades, this book traces how party discipline evolved into message discipline, where control over speech is as strict as control over votes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs political parties consolidate power and dissenting voices grow rarer, \u003cem\u003eNo I in Team\u003c\/em\u003e raises urgent questions about the state of democratic representation in Canada - one of the world's most stable democracies - where elected officials increasingly act as partisans rather than delegates of their communities or trustees of the broader public good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Marland\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of politics and the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Acadia University. Jared J. Wesley is an associate dean of graduate studies, a professor of political science, and member of the Black Faculty Collective at the University of Alberta. \u003cb\u003eMireille Lalancette\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of political communication at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.14 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584745521373,"sku":"9781487567217","price":69.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/lTrLSmWOEP9781487567217.webp?v=1773620529","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/no-i-in-team-party-loyalty-in-canadian-politics-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}