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| Collectivist Theory of Government |
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| Find balance between everyone - interest groups more powerful than voters |
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| The core executive refers to the complex web of institutions, networks and relations which embed the prime minister, cabinet, key cabinet committees and senior officials at the heart of the government machine |
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| Represent people, not a party idea. |
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| Insider and Outsider pressure groups |
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| Insiders are largely agreeable with everyone - outsiders are agreeable with noone and use media |
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| Debates in departments are hidden from the public |
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| Quasi-Autonomous nongov organization |
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| Financed by Parliament, but acts independently. Can advise the gov, administer services. |
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| Conservative values that came into popularity under Margaret thatcher. |
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| The same standards of policy should apply everywhere |
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| Trusteeship theory of government |
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| They voted for me, they wanted my policies. |
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| Downing street, whitehall, and parliament |
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| The street on which all the departments and cabinet reside |
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| What's left after all other powers are enumerated by a constitution. In the hands of the fed in Canada |
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| Laws stemming from a constitution |
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| transfer control over (a constitution) from a mother country to its former dependency. |
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| established the conditions under which the Government of Canada would enter into negotiations that might lead to secession following such a vote by one of the provinces. |
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| The executive is responsible to the electorate through an elected legislature. |
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| 5 principles of responsible government |
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1. the crown acts on advice of the ministers
2. The crown normally appoints MPs as ministers and advisers
3. All ministers act together - Collective responsibility
4. Ministers must have the confidence of the house
5. lack of responsibility = an oust. |
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| 4 conventions for forming a gov |
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1 the crown must pick the pm and he will pick the cabinet
2. The crown must choose a minister that will have confidence of the house
3. The government remains in power until the PM resigns
4. Pm will resign if they lose confidence |
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| Parliamentary vs. Cabinet gov |
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| responsible gov should mean parliamentary power, cabinet ended up getting power in reality |
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| power ended up in the hands of cabinet, controlling the direction of both the legislature and the executive |
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| Ottawa can shoot down provincial legislation |
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| provinces meet with federal gov a lot to discuss policy |
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| divided financial relations between levels of gov |
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| how much tax is available to take |
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| statute that protects rights in the private sphere |
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| laws inconsistent with the constitution is not enforcable |
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| interpret a law as it SHOULD have been worded, not as it is worded |
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| didn't apply to provinces and was a statute, not an organic law |
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| section 33 - temporarily make laws in provinces that don't respect rights up to 5 years |
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| Rights conflict, so rights are subject to limits as nessisary |
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| limits on rights and freedoms must come with demonstrable justification - used to get out of drug trafficking charges by claiming that possession isn't trafficking. |
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| abortion legislation violated the charter of rights - It worked |
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| controversy over language of signs in quebec |
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| Cannoy deny gay and lesbian couples their rights. |
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| Guardian of responsible government - ensures that gov has confidence with reserve powers - appointed on adv |
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1. appoint the prime minister
2. power to dismiss a pm without confidence
3. Power to dissolve parliament and call elections |
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| Queens privy council for Canada |
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| advises the governor general - appointed on advice of prime minister - advice for GG is binding |
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| Parliamentary secrataries |
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| help ministers - answer questions - audition system for ministers |
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| monitors politics and advises the PM - mostly partisan activists |
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| PMO for the cabinet - headed by the Chief clerk, highest ranking civil servant in the nation |
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| Little real power, but a mini PM of sorts |
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| public service departments - roads, health, ect |
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| departments that help the government run - treasury |
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| Ministerial Responsibility |
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| Ministers at the heads of departments are accountable to the house and their coworkers |
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| Ending of a session of parliament |
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| Delivered by the Governor General, written by the PM, delivered to house and senate together, expresses policy intentions |
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| Elected by the house to preside over debate. Must be impartial |
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| Does the paperwork and handles procedural issues |
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| reviews government policy |
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First reading - introduces the bill
Second reading - basic purpose
report stage - committees present results of studies on the bill
third reading - approval
royal assent - Gov general signs |
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| separate from a bill because its an opinion, not a policy option |
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| Scrutiny of Public expenditure |
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| before money is spent, we estimate funding to a committee, after the fact we reevaluate. |
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| Rules enacted by majority vote about procedure - includes closure: cutting off long debates |
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| positions in which the government doesnt have an opinion |
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| Supreme court can give its opinion on constitutionality of legislation outside of a court case. |
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| not related to the executive branch at all or responsible to them |
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Inferior (section 92, small claims, less professional)
Superior (section 96, criminal trials, more formal)
Federal (section 101, higher level still) |
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| people try to use the courts to change things when they don't have political sway |
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| legislature should be a microcosm of population |
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Chief officer - runs the show
Returning officer - second in command for the districts
Enumerators - prepare an official list
Scrutineers - observe the process |
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1. recruit people as members and candidates
2. raise money
3. identify and balance interests (interest aggregation)
4. formulate public policy
5. educate people about politics |
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