Palace of 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…

The Canadian Parliamentary system is traditionally built off a system of checks and balances that allows for the federal office ensure that irrational and inappropriate ideas and decisions are unable to be pushed through. However, in time, this system has begun to diminish within Canada. Canadian politics has become an area of controversy within Canada, beginning with when Pierre Trudeau amended the 1970 Elections Act, and continuing through to Canada’s past Prime Minister Stephen Harper. These…

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…

Government involvement is crucial in society. For a nation and its citizens to prosper, government intervention must be imposed. The source which is presented is a quote said by Jean Chretien, who was the former prime minister of Canada, claiming that an influential leader is aware of political systems and as well as, economical operations. Jean Chretien possesses a liberal ideology. He is a communist and his views are left-wing on the spectrum, as in, he claims a prominent leader should…

“The federal government is the balance of the federal system means using counterweights” Pierre Trudeau. For this essay I agree that the federal political system effectively governs all Canadians. The Magna carta was a charter made by the King John for a solution towards his political crisis. The Charter made the King equal to his people and let commoners from outside form a government which became a federal political system. It was held accountable for voicing citizens. The three points that I…

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…