POLI 221 Chapter Notes -Responsible Government
10 Oct 2013
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Heard, andrew, the governor general"s suspension of parliament: duty done or. Dangerous precedent? in russell and sossin (eds) parliamentary democracy in. 2008 constitutional crisis: profound disagreement on fundamental political issues. Independent official needed to protect the proper function of parliament and cabinet. Prerogative powers of gg are constitutional conventions. One view: to prorogue parliament his the pm"s decision and the gg has to ratify it. Other view: her job was to refuse because she knew he had lost confidence of the house. A majority of ministers were going to vote against the budget. Wanted to prevent the house from expressing their non-confidence. He had already postpone the confidence vote. Therefore, gg not bound by normal duty. Some say she should not listen to what the opposition has to say and only listen to the pm. However, she has the right to receive information by other party leaders, even more so if they form a majority.
