POLSCI 2D03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Responsible Government, Focus Group
7 Apr 2018
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Malcolmson and myers states in chapter 6 that the prime minister isn"t mentioned at all in the constitution act of 1867 and is only mentioned briefly in the act of 1982. The book goes on to say that the prime minister is the most powerful political figure and that all of his powers are left to constitutional conventions. We know from earlier in the book that. Constitutional conventions are not enforceable by the courts, so what"s stopping the prime. An example of this is stephen harper and his shock announcement in 2006 when he declared quebec a nation within a united canada, without consulting the intergovernmental affairs minister. Malcolmson and myers describe the cabinet as more focus group" for the prime minister. It doesn"t make sense to me that the most powerful political figure in the canadian regime would not have a clear, definite role with strict boundaries and restrictions, laid out in the most powerful source of law.
