Author: Kim CampbellPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Prime Minister Appoints Chief Government Whip
Author: Kim CampbellPrime Minister Announces Appointment of Chief Government Whip, Deputy Whip
Author: Jean ChrétienChief Government Whip Appointed
Author: Jean ChrétienHow to Be a Government Whip
Author: Helen JonesPublisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1785900803
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
One of the most misunderstood and oft-caricatured jobs in British politics whips are the unseen unsung heroes of the parliamentary system without whom governments would doubtless crumble and legislative business would almost certainly grind to a halt. Whips are shrouded in mystery however often portrayed in the media and by colleagues as a brutish bullying bunch of thugs with a reputation for using blackmail and torture to achieve party discipline and get legislation through the House. How to Be a Government Whip is a frank and light-hearted guide to the forgotten engine room of Parliament perfect for those who aspire to be amongst their ranks as well as those just hoping to avoid them. From the mind-numbing tedium of debates to the dark arts of dealing with rebellious or disaffected members of their 'flock' former whip Helen Jones reveals how they really get business done - and what they say about their colleagues behind the closed door of the Whips' Office.
Prime Minister Announces Chief Government Whip
Author: Paul MartinPrime Minister Announces New Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate and New Chief Government Whip in the Senate
Author: Paul MartinPrime Minister Announces Reappointment of Chief Government Whip, Deputy Whip
Author: Jean ChrétienThe Veiled Sceptre
Author: Anne TwomeyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107056780
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 913
Book Description
The extension to other Realms of the reserve power to refuse a dissolution
Prime Minister Announces Appointment to the Senate and New Leader of the Government in the Senate
Author: Jean ChrétienAt the Centre of Government
Author: Ian BrodiePublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773553789
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
"Canada's prime minister is a dictator." "The Sun King of Canadian government." "More powerful than any other chief executive of any other democratic country." These kinds of claims are frequently made about Canada's leader – especially when the prime minister's party holds a majority government in Parliament. But is there any truth to these arguments? At the Centre of Government not only presents a comprehensively researched work on the structure of political power in Canada but also offers a first-hand view of the inner workings of the Canadian federal government. Ian Brodie – former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former executive director of the Conservative Party of Canada – argues that the various workings of the Prime Minister's Office, the Privy Council Office, the cabinet, parliamentary committees, and the role of backbench members of Parliament undermine propositions that the prime minister has evolved into the role of an autocrat, with unchecked control over the levers of political power. He corrects the dominant thinking that Canadian prime ministers hold power without limits over their party, caucus, cabinet, Parliament, the public service, and the policy agenda. Citing examples from his time in government and from Canadian political history he argues that in Canada's evolving political system, with its roots in the pre-Confederation era, there are effective checks on executive power, and that the golden age of Parliament and the backbencher is likely now. Drawing on a vast body of work on governance and the role of the executive branch of government, At the Centre of Government is a fact-based primer on the workings of Canadian government and sobering second thoughts about many proposals for reform.