POLI 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 09/15: Responsible Government, Constitutionalism, Meddle
16 Dec 2015
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People in poli. systs are changing constantly--so it"s necessary to redefine/enforce the. Democratic majoritism isn"t enough for good governance--need rules of conduct, good. Members of a poli system share a vocabulary. But, terms mean different things to different people. Insts. may be incompatible w/ their founding principles. But, poli. insts. can adapt syst"s values. Purpose: define values of can. poli system. All power can"t be w/ one person. Constitutional rules must be understood and reinforced. Values of system are expressed thru const. rules. As interpretation of values changes w/ times (ex: broadened def. of personhood), const. rules change too. Howev, much of can gov. is based on const. These norms not clearly defined anywhere, not enforceable. Before charter, parli. had unlimited legislative jurisdiction. Courts" only job was to determine federal vs. provincial jurisdiction. Thus, many matters (civ. +poli. rights) were only discussed within the framework of legislative jurisdiction.
