POLS 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Government Cut, Speech From The Throne, Dual Mandate
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Organization-specific acts: most organizations created this way, establishes the primary organization and any associated boards and agencies. Ultimately would be reporting to this ministry: usually brief (2-3 pages) and broad mandate. Very broad and generic; give departments greater flexibility: minister shall preside over which he or she has the management and direction , typically appoint a dm who holds office during pleasure. These individuals can be removed by the pm if he/she are not meeting their requirements. Omnibus act: used to implement several organizational changes at once. The point is to allow the government to accomplish multiple objectives perceived at once. Majority of governments will use them: usually involve one department, but may impact a number of different ones. 420 pages legislation and only debated for 20 days. Introduced by pierre elliot treudea: fairly recent phenomenon, two types of minister of state, those who preside over a ministry of state.