POLB50Y3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Health Canada
2 Nov 2012
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Bureaucracy is impartial: the bureaucracy must give the will of the government no matter what party gets elected. This system is made by the independent public commission which has the basis of merit rather than patronage. The big desions are made by us and implemented by our bureaucrats. There could be conflict of interest between rowing (non-political but want to pursue politics) and steering (politician). Problems with the model: firstly, inconsistence what citizens demand in any kind of service bases. When you have problem with the telephone company, you talk to a low level employee to solve your telephone problems. That low level employee has to talk to his boss to their other boss and so forth. Line departments refers to organization where the top of the system is the cabinet ministers. They are individually responsible and are appointed by the prime minister. Second which are the most senior cabinet minister is a deputy minister.
