PO263 Lecture 7: PO263 Class Notes Lecture 7
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Concept updates: why a separation of powers, responsible government in canada, government formation in canada, majority/ majority in canada. Some institutional implication of rg: election timing in never absolute we never know when the government will fall. If the government loses the confidence of the house, it must resign: the government is responsible to the hoc in canada, the congress and the president are responsible to the people in us, cabinet membership is restricted. They must be chosen from the house of commons. Cannot not be any citizen: head of government/ state (justin trudeau/ queen or crown) - in canada we have a fusion of power. The governor general checks the power of the pm. In the us, the congress and president balance and check each other: party discipline mps usually vote all together and support one another. In the public face if they have debates they are supposed to unanimous.
