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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456113003321

Autore

Franks C. E. S.

Titolo

The Parliament of Canada / / C.E.S. Franks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1989

©1987

ISBN

1-282-05618-2

9786612056185

1-4426-7826-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

328.71

Soggetti

POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Parliament in an Age of Reform -- 2. Approaches to Parliamentary Government -- 3. Parliament and the Party System -- 4. The Honourable Members -- 5. The Workworld of Parliament -- 6. Procedure -- 7. Debate and Question Period -- 8. Committees -- 9. The Senate and Its Reform -- 10. Parliament and Policy-Making -- 11. Accountability -- 12. The Question of Reform -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

More MPs resign voluntarily in Canada than their counterparts in either Britain or the United States.A recent Gallup poll found that the majority of Canadians have little to no interest in Parliament.Western Canadians are agitating for the establishment of a 3-E Senate: elected, equal, effective.In this provocative study C.E.S Franks explores the nature of Canada’s parliamentary system and the roots of current dissatisfaction with its institutions. He compares the demands made on MPs with their essentially amateur abilities to govern. He relates the institution of Parliament to broader questions about political parties in general, and considers the relationship of Parliament to the executive branch in policy-making and accountability.