Cabinet Government In Canada Summary

According to J.R. Mallory’s paper, “Cabinet Government in Canada,” the federal cabinet of Canada roots from the British governmental system. In many ways, Canada has kept British traditions, but as it developed, the governmental systems grew more different. In this paper, Mallory discusses how the Canadian federal cabinet compares to the British system, how it came to be and the role of the cabinet in Canada. Because Canada’s governmental system somewhat stems from Britain’s, there are many similarities between the two. However, as Canada grew more independent, different needs began to create differences in the systems. Mallory states “there are important differences in the way in which the decision-making process is organized, and the way in which decisions when made are translated into policy” (Mallory 142) to be specific. In other words, though the system is originally from Britain, Canada’s federal cabinet serves to solve issues within the nation. The federal cabinet of Canada was formed from the government by a colonial …show more content…
As the executive branch of the government, the cabinet is assigned separate issues to take care of, such as the environment. In order to resolve these issues, the federal cabinet oversees the passing over government legislations, policies, and finances (Hodgetts). To do this, each province and territory must be present in the cabinet, which means that the cabinet can be seen as an attempt to exercise representation in politics (Mallory 148). Having a federal government has also shown to have complementary beneficial roles to the Canadian government such as avoiding cabinet reorganization (Mallory 150). To sum up, according to Mallory, the role of the cabinet is to be the “central executive mechanism” (Mallory 153) and act as the final stage in deciding acceptable policies in a fair way to all the regions in