POLB50Y3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Backbencher, First-Past-The-Post Voting, Called Party
2 Nov 2012
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House of common problems power struggle, over representation of some provinces, bias in government ethnicity, minority government focus on quebec. Senate problems business community, appointed not elected, not regionally representative, only until age 75, The legislature branch of government the legislature is the will of government. 17 canadian parliament is the quebec, the senate, h of c. there"s two key aspect: Bicameral legislature a legislature branch that is divided into two house or two chambers (us, germany, and australia has this too) Executive is a part of parliament (queen) In canada the first house which is the upper house is the senate seats of the senate are allocated in regional representation and appointed by pm. There has to be condition to become a senator: Has to have a net worth (debts and liabilities) of 4 thousand dollars. Canada comprised of 4 regions maritime region, quebec, ontario, and west. There are 24 seats in each region.
