POLS 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Financial Statement, Standard Accounting Practice, Primus Inter Pares
5 Apr 2017
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3 branches of government: executive crown, pm, cabinet, and bureaucracy, legislative house of commons and senate, judicial courts. Fusion of powers executive is part of the legislative branch. Responsible government: pm and cabinet are responsible to parliament. Individual ministerial responsibility minister who heads the department is responsible to parliament & ultimately the. Collective ministerial responsibility - must retain confidence" of the house or resign. House must approve all government expenditures & reviews existing ones. Cabinet solidarity debate in cabinet, but must publicly support decisions. Prime minister and cabinet: primus inter pares first among equals", pm is the most powerful figure in canadian politics. Only primus inter pares when meeting with provincial/territorial premiers. More powerful than us president with respect to domestic policies. Not just a spokesperson for cabinet focal point for government. Prime ministerial" government (television personality: friendly dictatorship"? (simpson) More demands on the pm"s time than can be accommodated. Focus on 2 or 3 major policies: managing cabinet.
