POL214Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Canadian Judicial Council
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Pol214 lecture 17 bureaucracy concluded & On october 31, 2006 harper government announced they would regulate the i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)e trusts after pro(cid:373)isi(cid:374)g they (cid:449)ould(cid:374)"t: minister flaherty announced a new 34% tax on disruptions of income trusts. Many of government decisions are made by a close group of advisers the pm trusts: some may be ministers, top bureaucrats in the pco, and even the minister of finance. The courts and the charter of rights and freedoms. The charter of rights and freedoms has greatly enhanced the political importance of the courts as they now make regular decisions affecting a wide range of controversial policy matters. The organizations of the courts in canada is determined by the bna. Authority of the court system is dived between the two levels of government. This is a key liberal cultural value. Judges are expected to be impartial and neutral when interpreting the law meaning they must be protected from political interference.
