PSCI 2003 Lecture Notes - Parliamentary Budget Officer, Blood Sport, Office Of The Commissioner Of Official Languages
24 Mar 2013
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The idea that parliament is meant to drive representation vs the idea that parliament is meant to hold the government accountable for its decisions. On the other hand, the government has to make decisions at the end of the day, while the opposition bears very little real responsibility. All dictated by a majority government, timetable, content, etc. By the logic of representation, it"s just a rubber stamp, but, by the logic of governance Well, even in a majority, if a bill is too controversial, like toews internet security bill, it will be highly criticized and stopped. In this way, the process provides scrutiny to improve bills or catch horrible ones through the mobilization of consent rather than working to change peoples" minds. If the government did decide to go through with a controversial bill and push it through, they would very clearly be taking responsibility for it. Will social media engagement enhance or surpass parliamentary reprsentation.
