Federalism, Jennifer Smith, Vancouver: UBC Press, 2004, pp. xi, 192.

This slender volume is part of the Canadian Democratic Audit series examining how well Canadian democracy is performing at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The purpose is to investigate all major aspects of the Canadian political system according two three benchmarks: public participation, inclusiveness and responsiveness. The series includes ten volumes in all. This is the one on federalism.