POLI 221 Chapter Notes -Political Communication, Social Movement, Parliamentary System
10 Oct 2013
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Franks, c. e. s. , the parliament of canada (1987) pp. 3-34. Unknown functions of parliament: recruiting and training political leaders, political communication. Argument: reform of parliament is not simply a technical matter of making parliament more effective and efficient. It is a question of how the power is to be used in canada and how viewpoints succeed or fail at influencing political choices and outcomes. Argument: parliament has two modes of operation adversarial (question period and debates) and consensual (committees) Argument: severe problem with role and position of mps in parliament (mostly party discipline) Argument: parties are strong within parliament, but they are weak outside (hard to gain allegiance. Argument: parliament is under severe stress because of the growth of government. Argument: communication through the media plays an important role in explaining and interpreting in canada. Argument: parliamentary system works better than most believe and write. Groups: federal politicians, parties, interest groups, public servants and provincial governments.
