PPAS 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Collective Responsibility, Treasury Board Secretariat, Collective Bargaining

• School: York University
• Department: Public Policy and Administration Studies
• Course: PPAS 2110
• Professor: Peter Constantinou

Document Summary

The executive: the crown, the pm , the cabinet , civil servants. 1-the bna act 1867 (section 9. the authority over canada is vested in the queen), section 15, declares the queen as the commander in chief of armed forces. 2-the letters patent: confer on the governor general all powers of the monarch, including the commander in-chief), 3-the royal prerogative: the residual power of the crown, unwritten powers based on custom and convention; example: the right to summon or dissolve the parliament. However, these powers have become ceremonial and symbolic. The pm: powers of the pm, the first among equals . The shift from cabinet government to prime ministerial government . Sources of the pm"s powers: mainly based on constitutional convention. Factors that shape the composition of the cabinet. Aiding the cabinet in its decision making process. 2-the pco (privy council office): the linchpin of canadian government.