Canada's parliamentary system of government is supposed to represent the people but it is being dominated by the party elites and the Prime Minister.

In this episode of Books in 5, the author of "The Crisis of Canadian Democracy" joins us to highlight why the First Past The Post structure stifles democracy, how the PM has concentrated power in his office to overpower his own caucus & cabinet, and the ways that connected insiders are propped up at the expense of everyone else.

Canadians are losing confidence in government institutions & democracy as a whole but the book presents a wide range of sensible solutions if only those in power were brave enough to enact them.

Andrew Coyne is a columnist for The Globe and Mail. Raised in Winnipeg, Mr. Coyne holds degrees from the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics‎. He was written previously for The National Post, Maclean’s and Southam News, contributing as well to a wide range of other publications in Canada and abroad, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Review, and The Walrus. He is also a weekly panelist on CBC’s The National.

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