POLS 2250 Lecture Notes - Treasury Board Secretariat, United Kingdom Cabinet Committee, Speech From The Throne
2 Mar 2013
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Pmo office: caries in size typically 100-200 people, certain key positions include chief of staff, senior policy advisor, research director, director of operations, director of communications. Pmo office duties: throne speech, provides technical, political and policy advice to the pm, monitors political developments for impact on prime minister, no statutory authority power derives from its closeness to the prime minister. Pmo advises on is critical: how the media portrays, how likely or unlikely the government party will be voted in, they want to get and then retain power. President" of treasury board, not minister of treasury board: only one with large bureaucracy (secretariat) reporting to it it"s the cabinet committee on expenditure budget (sometimes referred to as the guardian") Analysis and advice on broad economic and financial affairs. Key responsibilities manage federal borrowing: preparing the budget, developing tax and tariff legislation, administering major federal transfers, regulatory policy for financial sector, represent canada in international financial institutions.
