CANS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Clarity Act, Louis Pasteur, Cabinet (Government)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANS 200
• Professor: Marie Anne

Document Summary

There is a major debate looming in this country about how we govern ourselves . Almost every political institution is less effective than it should be . James mallory, one of canada"s leading constitutional experts: fundamental criticism of major institutions. Checks and balances existed in our system"s early days but have been eroded or lost their persuasiveness in the face of modern democratic values. Three pillars of government: parliament: monarchy, prime minister, cabinet, house of commons, senate. Judicial system: judiciary, bna act (1867), charter (1982: the courts since the adoption of the charter, the courts have become the primary policy makers. Pretzel is a wonderful image for the political system, because the pillars are intertwined, feed on each other. In a parliamentary system such as canada and the uk, much of what we have is unwritten constitution: premise of responsible government. Loses support: vote of non-confidence prime minister must resign.