POLI 221 Chapter : Prime Ministerial Vs the Rest

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Parliamentary systems place direction of executive side in the hands of the leaders who have a majority support in the legislature. Transition to pministerial government is marked by the phrase primus inter pares first among equals. Pm is the sun kng around whom all revolves and to whom all must pay homage . Reduced the autonomy of line departments and their ministers: pmo = central agency entirely political office. Staffed by short-term political appointees hand-picked by the prime minister political advisors to the pm and organizers dedicated to making the pm"s reign a political success. Head of pmo is pm"s chief of staff or principal secretary (second most powerful person in ottawa) Emulate large corporations in trying to market themselves and their government"s products. Pms have begun adopting a style of leadership that seeks popular approval directly from the people instead of mps.

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