POL111H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Westminster System, Latte, Neoliberalism
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Pol111 class 9 lecture 8 democratic gov"t & parties con"t. In the new liberal government there are 30 ministers + the prime. As always, ontario & quebec get the most positions: 18/30; this has always been the pattern since confederation. The provinces where the governing party is weak are over represented. Party discipline is a characteristic feature of the westminster model. Under this bill the government would be required to publish the salaries of anybody in the public sector earning more than , 600 annually. The figure of 600 was the lowest level a deputy minister made in government departments. Distrust big government, they want government to be lean and efficient. Neo-liberals believe government always get big and bloated, unless they are scrutinized carefully by outside watch dogs like mps. Despise the cbc, they felt that it was filled with downtown trendy- leftie latte sipping hipsters, who suspect are probably all liberal or.
