New Westminster

The Canadian legislative process can be a highly laborious task. Within Parliament, the passing of new legislation can be an enormous ordeal, taking a considerable amount of time to come to fruition. For legislation to be introduced, discussed, finalized, and passed, the time needed can range from a few weeks to a couple of months. This can be affected by a variety of reasons, such as if the government in power is a majority or minority. However, this often occurs because legislation proposed…

take advantage of this lack of checks in order to get their personal agenda pushed through. This was evident when Jean Chretien decided to vote for the Kyoto Accord without informing his Cabinet of his decision- forcing the Cabinet to learn about this new policy at the same time and in the same manner…

Task 1 Judicial precedent is based on the Latin maxim: stare decisis, meaning 'let the decision stand '. Precedent in law is to follow a previous judgment or decision that has been made in court. This is recorded in a law report, and used as an authority for reaching the same decision in subsequent cases. This makes precedents binding, and therefore they must be followed through the court hierarchy, from the Supreme Court down to the Magistrates. Distinguishing a case means a court decides the…

There are many benefits and powers both available and granted to the Prime Minster that can help them whilst in office. These powers can vary in many forms such as helping to solidify their position, gaining support on a view or decision and even playing down their own responsibilities. However the extent to which these powers can go have to be taken into consideration as Prime Ministers are still susceptible to pressure groups, mass public opinion and even other MP 's in parliament. This essay…

in Britain, but it spread rapidly across Europe, transforming European financial systems into a capitalist economy. It was the transition from cottage industries to factory production. Citizens began to move from rural to urban areas, in search of new job opportunities and to an extent, they were granted to them. Although and at first, this newly introduced capitalist economy was advantageous to the market, the system had detrimental effects later on. Due to the lack of government intervention,…

At first the house of commons does a first reading in which the printed copies are available. This is where the purpose of the bill is explained. It provides them with the process of learning in depth about the bill. If they have any new suggestion to include inside the bill they have the right to do so. This determines whether the bill is ready for the next stage. After the House of commons has the majority of the vote for this particular bill. Members of Parliament have a duty to…

Intro- Who are Ministers + need to scrutinise the government The Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 defines a Minister as the holder of any office in Her Majesty’s government in the UK. Ministers of the Crown are members of the governing political party who have been appointed to a political office in the government. Formally, they are appointed by the Crown on the advice of the Prime Minister, in practice this latter has the ultimate say on who is appointed. Ministers are members of one of…

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…

NOTES FOR THE CHAIR FOR THE OPEN BRIEFING OF INTERESTED MEMBER STATES Introduction: 1. Welcome to the second open-briefing of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, convened by the Honourable Gerard Jacobus van Bohemen of New Zealand as Chair. This meeting is intended for all interested Member States, to improve their understanding of the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. The holding of today’s brief is requested under paragraph 72 of resolution 2161 (“requesting the Chair to hold periodic briefings for…

The Final Say What do I consider to be the most important thing every Canadian should know? Well I think the government is the most important thing Canadians should know. Not just the people in the government, but what is happening in our government, what laws want to be placed, or taken away, or how they run our government, or what they plan to do for the future of our great country. I think all Canadians should know who is running the government, what they do, and how the will shape our future…