The Unbroken Machine - by Dale Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

Everybody 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? The Unbroken Machine seeks to explore our lack of civic literacy and show how our system of democracy should work.

Book Synopsis

Everybody 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? The Unbroken Machine seeks to explore our lack of civic literacy and show how our system of democracy should work.

Review Quotes

A lively primer on the Canadian parliamentary system

As an introduction to how Canadian government works (and doesn't), there is no better book than Smith's.

Smith is an entertaining writer, unquestionably knowledgeable - and concerned.

About the Author

Dale 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 Ottawa Citizen, the National Post, Maclean's, Canadian Business, the Canadian Press, iPolitics.ca, and the Hill Times. Dale lives in Ottawa.