Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Maxime Bernier, Reserve Power, Speech From The Throne
11 Oct 2016
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Lecture 4 the executive part ii 2016-10-11 12:05 pm. For exam: concepts, underlying timelines/ time periods more important than specific dates (broad time period), underlying constitutions/ political institutions. Example q: which is not a reserve power of the gg: a: reserve legislation. Responsible government sets a certain standard of conduct for parliament. Knew about them or should have known about them . Country: throne speech (policy and legislation that prime minister is responsible to develop, shows plan of action, appointments (of senior public service, spending priorities, persuasion in the media (informal power, patronage, party (as leader, diplomacy, policy maker. Before election: location of a riding/ competition, opponents w/in party (to quell decent within a party so they are shut up by collective responsibility) Cabinet decision- making: evolution of cabinet decision making, house of compensation (in a period (before 1930s) with little comprehensive policy making, used for members of parliament to pay off supporters, not rationalized, bureaucratic reach, departmentalized cabinet (1930s-60s)
