POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Branch House, Responsible Government
18 Jan 2017
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House for responsible government: the constitutional principle according to which the prime minister and the cabinet require the support of a majority of members in the house of commons in order to govern. If the government can no longer maintain majority support in the house, in other words, if it loses the confidence of the house, it is compelled by constitutional convention to resign. * in sum the house of commons is at the centre of legislation, representation, and. The senate (upper house) aka unelected legislative body. The upper house of parliament, made of 105 senators. Senator: person appointed to the upper house of parliament by the governor. General on the advice of the prime minister. Canada divided into four regions with 24 senators for ontario, 24 for quebec, 24 for maritime provinces and 24 for western provinces. Senators appointed by governor general on advice of pm and cabinet.
