POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Responsible Government, Liberal Democracy, Caucus
8 Feb 2016
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Canada is bicameral, 2 houses: 1. Only house to enforce responsible government, make the government fall, ask question of confidence. Not alone, needs contribution from the senate. Most bills are government bills, originate from the exec fusion of the exec and legislative, members are both exec and legislative introduces bills to the house. Pm controls the majority, his bills get passed. When it comes to provincial representation, half of their work is in their riding and half is in the house. Ment to represent the whole of government. In 1867, most time spent talking about institutionalizing. Wasn"t clear what kind of senate the founding fathers wanted. Sense that having an elected senate might be too much. Appointed senate, knowledgable persons, could provide what was deemed as a necessary check to a popular form of democracy. To give legislactive a sober second thought: executive. Appointment is patronage, members are appointed because they are a prominent party member.
