POLI 2Q98 Lecture Notes - United Kingdom Cabinet Committee, Cabinet Collective Responsibility, Brian Mulroney

• School: Brock University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 2Q98
• Professor: Blayne Haggart

Document Summary

The executive and the bureaucracy: accountability and responsibility. Anytime the government wanted to use a new pp they would strike up a new committee. Would make a recommendation to cabinet: lester person, 1968. See the start of the cabinet committee that comes about today. Got rid of the ad hoc model and created 9. Set overall government priorities long term policy agenda important because it talks about how the government will spend money: trudeau. Reorganized committees to give cabinet more power. Committees were given the permission to make decisions. Cabinet recommendations would be passed by cabinet fast without a debate unless a minister specifically objected: clark, pems. Replaced it with an inner cabinet of himself and 12 trusted advisers. Some of the ministers might not be good at their job. Gave greater control over government decisions and made sure it linked with finances. Making sure that cabinet had the money and resources it needed.