POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Senate Of Canada, Responsible Government
12 Apr 2016
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Muli-member representaive body which considers public issues : house of commons and senate. Funcions: representaion, legislaion, authorizing expenditure, making governments, deliberaions. Bicameral two houses: lower house house of commons, upper house senate. Those who do not hold any speciic post: opposiion. Speech from throne, budget speech, 21 opposiion days. A form of government in which the execuive must maintain the conidence of the legislature or resign. Very important to canada because a minority government must ensure they are making the majority in the house of commons happy. Individual ministerial responsibility: pm gets to hand-pick who he wants to make up the cabinet, each minister is individually responsible for the daily interacions with the ministry they"re responsible for. 308 members is representaive of approximately 100,000 canadians. All money bills originate in commons (elected house), anything not related to inances can either begin in the senate or hoc. Quesion period: 45 minutes daily for the opposiion to ask governing party quesions.
