Mr. Speaker by Jerome, James - 1985

Toronto, Canada: McClelland and Stewart.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0771044038 . 8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; 175 pp. Author (1933-2005) served as Speaker of the House of Commons in the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa from 1974 to 1979. "This is the first book written by a Canadian Speaker to shed light on the critical and often misunderstood role of the Speaker . . . thorny problem of disciplining some of the most powerful political figures . . . analysis of the narrowly averted constitutional crisis of June 30, 1978, the effects of television into the House, . . . account of why he felt it necessary to initiate a complete overhaul of the administration of Parliament,. . . insightful thumbnail sketches of Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Allan MacEachen, Stanley Knowles . . . problem of remaining impartial and yet trying to serve your constituency . . ." Photos, index. Black paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Bit of soiling on text block fore-edge, otherwise, a clean, sturdy volume. Dust jacket has a bit of minor soiling. .