POL214Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Aisle, Treasury Board Secretariat, Parliamentary Debate
14 Jan 2018
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Prime minister: chair of cabinet, sets cabinet agenda and its processes, establishes what the consensus is, appoints ministers. Consequences of prime ministerial power: diminishes representational role of mps, diminishes representational role of cabinet ministers cabinet has become a focus group for the prime. Minister: diminishes party democracy, what the prime minister wants done gets done, not much else, bias toward inaction in policy making, centralization of power means things get done, accountability: we know who to blame. Error free administration prevails: this is what the privy council"s office (pco) and prime minister"s office (pmo) are motivated, but: 181: the house of commons, new brunswick: 16, nova scotia: 19, ontario: 82, quebec: 65. There are currently 338 ridings, 30 more than in 2011. Oversight: constituency representation, debates of issues, legitimization. Her majesty"s royal opposition : makes the governing party account for its actions.
