Political Science 2246E Study Guide - National Post, Mac Harb, Jim Munson

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2246E
• Professor: Peter Chimbos

Document Summary

Canadians today are being exposed to many new issues that all levels of government are being forced to address. One issue that has been prevalent in recent years is that of elected politicians and senior government bureaucrats conflict of interest. The reader will be shown reasons for why government todays problem is not with the policies surrounding the issue but with the implementation of these policies. This paper will focus on the effectiveness the municipal government has in implementing conflict of interest policies. This public official must have a responsibility to act with the common good of others in mind. When this public official does not act with the common good in mind and instead acts for personal benefit, a conflict of interest occurs. Why major efforts are made to regulate coi. Major efforts are made to regulate such conflicts with politicians and senior government bureaucrats for a number of reasons.