Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Canada Elections Act, Parliamentary Procedure, Grandfather Clause

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Kathleen Gamble

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The house of commons: introduction to canada"s premier legislative body. Bicameral legislature system at the federal level, canada has a bicameral system of government, meaning that the legislative branch is made up of two bodies or chambers. Bicameralism is common to many systems of government in the world. Nevertheless, the house and senate are far from similar. Whereas members of the house (formally referred to as members of parliament or mps) are elected, members of the senate (or senators) are appointed. it to become law. the senate. It is important to note that the concept of responsible government has a particular meaning in canadian parliamentary democracy. In practice, the government, or specifically the prime minister and cabinet, is answerable to the elected members of the house. To stay in power, the government must maintain the confidence of the house that is, a majority of the house"s elected members must support the prime minister and cabinet (support system for pm).