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an ethical standard for the federal cabinet; as a group, cabinet ministers are supposed to be held accountable to Parliament for their government's actions
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collective ministerial responsibility
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one of four central coordinating agencies of the executive, it analyzes taxation policy and the impact of government activity of the economy
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department of finance
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a broad term that refers to the institutions, personnel and behavior of governmental power. in modern times, executives are the organizational centers of political systems
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executive
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the formal executive authority of teh governor general applied upon the advice and consultation of the cabinet is referred too as a decision of this person
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governor in council
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the prerogative instruments defining the office of the governor general that the monarch makes applicable to each governor general through his or her commission of appointment
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letters patent
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appointed by the governor in council on the advice of the prime minister to represent the monarch in each province
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lieutenant-governor
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a letter that explains what the prime minister expects the minister to accomplish in his or her department
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ministerial mandate letter
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sworn in to the privy council and bound by the rule of collective responsibility, but is only allowed to attend meetings of cabinet on request, and his or her salary and staff allotments are lower than that of full cabinet ministers
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ministers of the state
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ministers composed of all ministers who are appointed by the prime minister - consists of both full ministers and the Crown and minsters of the state
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the ministry
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decisions rendered by cabinet under the auspices of the privy council that carry legal force
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orders in council
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an MP who aids a minister in his or her duties, but has no statutory authority
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parliamentary secretaries
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powers of a monarch (or his or her representatives) that have not been bypassed by constitutional or state law
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prerogative authority
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the plain public service organization supporting the cabinet and prime minister
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privy council office
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a central coordinating agency that is constitutionally a committee of the privy council
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treasury board
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refers to a legislature composed of two houses
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bicameral
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official responsible for ensuring that relevant documents are printed and circulated and for advising the speaker of the house of the parliamentary business of the day
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clerk of the house
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a measure to terminate debate in the house
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closure
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a committee of the house in which all MPs sit in the chamber in one large committee chaired by the deputy speaker or the deputy speaker or the deputy chair of committees
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committee of the whole
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the end of a particular parliament, which occurs at the request of a prime minister who seeks a new mandate, or whose government has been defeated in the house of commons
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dissolution
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committee composed of members of both the house of commons and the senate
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joint standing committees
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the branch of government that makes or amends laws
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legislature
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government bill for raising or spending money
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money bill
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days on which opposition motions can be debated (20 per session)
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opposition days (supply days)
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45 minute period held in parliament five days a week which provides a forum for the opposition parities to try to embarrass the government, criticize its policies and force discussion on selected issues
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oral question period
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the schedule of pending parliamentary business
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order paper
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a house of commons rule that enables MPs to express themselves freely and without intimidation
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parliamentary privileged
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a group formed by each party in parliament. every wednesday morning when parliament is in a session, all members o the house of commons (and any senators who wish to attend) meet in their respective party groups
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caucus
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a bill that confers special power or rights upon specific individuals groups or corporations rather than upon society as a whole
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private bill
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bill sponsored by an individual MP
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private members bill
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involves proclaiming, publishing or declaring under the great seal that thereby becomes law
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proclamation
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such bills seek to change the law concerning the public as a whole. there are two kinds of these: government bills and private members bills
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public bills
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a device to promote public participation whereby constituents can recall an MP if he or she does not vote as instructed
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recall
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when the governor general, sitting in the senate chambers before the assembled members of both houses, puts the final seal of approval on the bill
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royal assent
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a committee that is relatively permanent for the life of a parliament
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standing committee
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contain rules of the house of commons that are of a general nature and more or less permanent
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standing orders
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bills that authorize the spending money by the government
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supply (appropriation) bills
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a proposal that the senate be elected, effective and equal in its representatives
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triple E senate
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a committee of the whole; it considers the resolutions that contain the proposals of the minister of finance
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ways and means committee
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motions that introduce bills to authorize the raising of money by taxation
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ways and means motions
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an MP assigned by each party leader to help maintain party cohesion
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whip
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federal organizations whose activities are closely related to the formulation of public policies. they include royal commissions, government and departmental task forces and advisory councils
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advisory bodies
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include a wide variety of non-departmental organizations including crown corporations, regulatory agencies, administrative tribunals and some advisory bodies
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agencies
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one of two or more individual who head a branch or bureau and reports directly to the deputy minister
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assistant deputy minister
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refers to a specific form of governemnt organization based on the premise that it should be structured to provide as much efficiency as possible and that this is best achieved by setting up a hierarchically structured decision-making process that minimizes arbitrary decision-making
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bureaucracy
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include a wider variety of non-departmental organizations, including crown corporations, regulatory agencies, administrative tribunal and some advisory bodies
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crown agencies
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refers to the composite symbol of the institutions of the state. the crown assumes a variety of duties and responsibilities
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crown corporations
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the administrative and managerial head of each department or ministry - senior public service
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deputy minister
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brings together the estimated spending requirements of all government departments and agencies fr the next fiscal years
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expenditure process
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an independent officer who is responsible to Parliament for the investigation of citizens complaints against the bureaucracy
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ombudsman
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are widely employed as sources of public policy advice to the executive. generally set up by the government to investigate an area of critical public concern and to recommend a suitable course of action
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royal commissions
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maintains that the two oldest parties in Canada have no central ideological interests, but rather than act as brokers of ideas, selecting those that have the widest appeal and the best likelihood of attracting electoral support
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brokerage theory
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an independent agent of parliament with enhanced investigative powers and a mandate to enforce compliance with the Lobbying Act and the Lobbyists Code of Conduct
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commissioner of lobbying
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a wing of traditional parties comprised of the national executive, standing committees and permanent national office as well as provincial associations and local constituency organizations
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extra-parliamentary wing
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an organized association that engages in activity that is related to government
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interest groups
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a vote held at a party convention that acts as an appraisal of the incumbent party leader; if he or she does not score sufficiently high on a vote, then a leadership convention will likely be held
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leadership review
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activity aimed at securing favorable policy decisions or the appointment of specific government personnel
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lobbying
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system in which popular support is divided among several parties, so that the largest party must generally form a coalition with one or more other parties to form a government
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multi-party system
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electoral party system in which a single party regularly wins almost every election, even though opposition parties function freely
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one-party dominate system
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a general theory about Canadian parties, which holds that since Canadian government has been dominated by one party - the liberal party since 1896 - the liberals are the 'natural' governing party
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one-party dominate theory
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system in which two major parties dominate and others have only minor political strength
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two-party system
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