POLSCI 3NN6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Parliamentary Sovereignty, Extraterritoriality, Responsible Government
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If you divide power between branches of government, you can prevent/limit the possibility of tyranny. Canada: theoretically, top of the food chain; ones who are supreme in authority. Different organizations: house of commons, prime minster/cabinet, 105 senators appointed by governor general, governor general/queen. Bakker: acceptable to have sex with young women under 16 in countries with rampant sex trade not canada. Decided that this was so enjoyable that other people should experience it as well, and promoted that overseas travel for sex trade was available. He kept the videos stored in the tv stand under vcr so when rcmp stormed his house, it took 6 seconds to find the evidence. Bakker was charged, claimed canada did not have the authority to govern across canada, but he was wrong. Has to follow laws set out by legislative branch. Administer the laws, take passed laws by legislature and put them into practice.