PAPM 2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Sovereign People, Responsible Government

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Public Affairs and Policy Management
• Course: PAPM 2000
• Professor: Vlasios Melessanakis

Document Summary

Canadian politics in the 21st century, toronto, nelson . Pm and cabinet have a large amount of authority in majority governments. Most political parties measure their success by their capacity to get re-elected. Example: if financial priorities are met than that can mean electoral success ex. Getting elected doesn"t always mean electoral success, though that is a strange concept to read success can be based on other factors, as shown above. No balance of public goods, services and taxes has been agreed upon. Policy success is arguable an imperfect recipe, no matter how much you add to the dish it may not always taste the best, so you settle. Success in one area of policy can result in failure or at least less success in another area. Article argued have more confidence in government tenure near the end. Government adheres to its core constitutional responsibility to be accountable is successful.