POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Responsible Government
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Comprised of: pm & ca(cid:271)i(cid:374)et (cid:894)e(cid:454)e(cid:272)uti(cid:448)e or (cid:858)go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:859)(cid:895, government backbenchers (members of the governing party not in cabinet, opposition (members of other parties) Provide executive with authority, funds and resources need to govern. Hold the executive accountable: critic/watchdog, responsible government. Party discipline convention that all mps within any party vote together on every occasion. Part(cid:455) dis(cid:272)ipli(cid:374)e is t(cid:455)pi(cid:272)all(cid:455) stro(cid:374)ger o(cid:374) go(cid:448)(cid:859)t side: more incentives to use it, plus more perks available to enforce it. Mps are allowed to vote as they wish. Rare; typically, on matters of conscience and private-(cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er(cid:859)s (cid:271)ills. 2015 liberal party platform promised free votes on all matters except: those that implement electoral platform, traditional confidence matters, like the budget, those that address our shared values and the protections guaranteed by the. Differe(cid:374)t (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s o(cid:374) mp(cid:859)s represe(cid:374)tati(cid:448)e roles: trustee votes based on own views, delegate vote constituent views, party delegate vote party views.
