PSCI331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Parliamentary Budget Officer, Information Commissioner, Comptroller
12 Mar 2016
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Week 10: november 16, 2015: the legislature and the public service. Legiimaion: government exercise power over ciizens" lives. Issue binding decision to setle disputes: author based in law approved by elected representaives, legislaion confers democraic legiimacy. Policy approval: central policy actors are cabinet and bureaucracy, policy iniiaives. Presented to legislature as bills (proposed laws: legislaion gives minister discreionary authority, exercised by public servants: programs and rules. Authorizaion: departmental authority stems from enabling statute, new unites: legislators debate structure, mandate, powers, parliament must approve privaizaion of crown corporaions. Financial control: parliament must approve all sending from public treasury, debate appropriaion bills: conidence vote, opposiion days: opportunity to argue what should be funded by government. Scruiny: surveillance of public service operaions, purpose. Quesion period: opportunity to publicly criique government. Standing commitees: review department performance and invesigate important issues. Chaired by opposiion member and ministers accountability for use of public funds and monitors department resources to auditor general reports.
