POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Parliamentary Privilege, Brian Mulroney
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Theoretically an opportunity to: debate, persuade, modify. Essential device for the accountability function: opposition is watching their every move, waiting for any errors, waiting to heckle and criticize, makes gov"t act more carefully, be more careful in their actions. But can outside parliament, using: can"t use (for example) Expressed opinion of the house: don"t have to follow through, but can express the majority opinion of the house. After: government departments present their estimates, public accounts committee. Appointment to age 75: at first, was appointed for life. Has some features of a political retirement home. Regions ontario, quebec, maritimes (nb 10 + ns 10 + pei 4), west (4 x 6), 6 for newfoundland, 1 for each territory (105: is in the constitution. Forced an election: senate decided they would hold that up until he had an election, brian mulroney won again, held that up again, mulroney appointed 8 extra senators as per a little used provision of.
