POLI 1P98 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Parliamentary Sovereignty, Canadian Economics Association, Responsible Government
23 Sep 2016
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How the canadian constitution shapes policy making 9/20/16. The canadian constitution shapes policy making in: responsible government, parliamentary government, federalism and the division of powers, the charter and its interpretation. Canada as a democracy; british north america act; constitution act (1867) Canada was a loose selection of british colonies. In order to vote, you had to be a male-property owner: exclusion of women, the poor, immigrants. Canada"s democracy is a responsible government which means that it responds to the people. Chain of democratic responsibility: people, parliament, government. Canada had representative government, but not responsible government: power was in the hands by a governor appointed by the king. Responsible government arose early 1900s: ontario and quebec were rebellious in order to establish a responsible government (1837) Responsible government, ultimately means, canadian public policy must be sanctioned by the people, an example is canada not joining the iraq war in 2003. Separation/fusion of executive and legislative branches of government.
