Election campaigning never stops. That is the new reality of politics and government in Canada, where everyone from staffers in the Prime Minister's Office to backbench MPs practise political marketing and communication as though each day were a battle to win the news cycle. Permanent Campaigning in Canada examines the growth and democratic implications of political parties' relentless search for votes and popularity and what constant electioneering means for governance. This is the first study of a phenomenon - including the use of public resources for partisan gain - that has become embedded in Canadian politics and government.About the Author: Alex Marland is associate professor of political science and associate dean at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Thierry Giasson is professor of political science at Université Laval. Anna Lennox Esselment is assistant professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. Contributors: Amanda Clarke, David Coletto, Ken Cosgrove, Jonathan Craft, Anna Esselment, Tom Flanagan, Mary Francoli, Thierry Giasson, Phillipe Lagassé, Mireille Lalancette, Andrea Lawlor, Mario Levesque, JP Lewis, Alex Marland, Maria Mathews, David McGrane, Denver McNeney, Steve Patten, Tamara A. Small, Sofia Tourigny-Koné, André Turcotte, Simon Vodrey, and Paul Wilson