POLI 204 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Minority Government, No Worries, Majority Government
18 Feb 2016
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The house of commons (lower chamber: citizens of each electoral district elect members of the. The senate (upper chamber: senators are appointed on the recommendation of the pm and hold office until retirement age of 75. -------------------skipped history and evolution and shit (pages 444- The house of commons is a confidence chamber: the life of the gov"t rests on continued support of a majority of members of the. Offers representative government, elected by the people: senators do not represent the people. House is who holds government responsible for their actions. Where grievances are usually raised and garner public attention. Representation by population: each province is entitled to a share of the seats in the. House of commons that is nearly proportionate to its share of the population: ontario and quebec make up 62% of population. Caucus: parliamentary members who belong to a political party.
