POLS 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22&23: Canada Revenue Agency, Official Language, Canada Health Act

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 1400
• Professor: Nanita Mohan

Document Summary

This document contains notes on the following: chapter 22 the bureaucracy, chapter 23 the parliament. Functions and powers of the bureaucracy minister, cabinet, and parliament then involved in policy formulation policies. Traditional function: implement policies, administering policies established by the prime. Communication role in seeking public views, transmit government responses. Plays big part of initiation phase of policy-making. Could be a source of demand, whether self-interested or on behalf of its clientele. If pm and cabinet decide to take action at the priority-setting stage, the bureaucracy is o o of government. The public service spends a lot of time formulating policies. It may involve extensive contact with useful sources of experts beyond the walls. Implementation of a policy is exclusively a bureaucratic responsibility o regulating or performs all other activities needed to apply the law. When new program arrives, the bureaucracy provides the service, does the. The bureaucracy could be more powerful than the pm or cabinet o o.