POLI 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter 09/21: Order Paper

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Supposed to hold govt accountable (especially for spending) but in reality is a rubber. Parli is not doing job of holding govt accountable. Harper govt has been allowed so much leeway that in 2011 it was found in contempt of. Yet govt insists that its detractors are the partisan ones (bc of efforts to form a parli coalition) Harper govt prefers to run parli--not b accountable to it--has rendered parli impotent, has converted 4 maj checking insts of parli to placators. Mps consider themselves a part of the govt, happy to take credit for pork in their. Debate/votes are totally controlled--gov"t writes/vets prewritten debate speeches, demands loyalty when it comes to votes. Speeches can b given by ppl completely uneducated on the topic, informed of their speaking only minutes b4. Succession of prepared speeches mean there is no response to previous speakers, thus no actual debate.

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