POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Canada A National Rugby Union Team, Sponsorship Scandal, Alvin Curling
Document Summary
Each has different duties and plays different roles. Third party representation (unbiased, non-partisan) paid by the government. Elections officer, auditor general, budget officer, ethics officer. Sponsorship scandal- involved the liberal party paying liberal owned media company large amount of money for little to no work in quebec. Liberals wanted to boost national spirit after separatist movement. Dishonesty uncovered by the auditor general when going through government accounts. Approximately 108 000 voters are represented by one mp. Some constituencies are over-represented (such as pei with 44 000), others are under- represented (such as the sunshine coast, with approximately 144 000 per mp) Equal representation is important, as voters should have an equal ability to contact, seek help from, and be represented by their mp (member of parliament) Constituencies abide largely by rep by pop (representation by population) There are two clauses/laws that currently limit the pm (prime minister) from fully achieving equal representation.
