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974 documents for parliamentary committee system

- No discretion: on prorogation and the governor general.
... responsible government in the Westminster system. The answers tended to analyze the quality of the ...He did so in order to prevent a committee examining allegations of conflict of interest and ...
- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Vol. 34 Nbr. 1, March 2011
- Discretion and the reserve powers of the crown.
...It further argues that in the Westminster system the monarch or her representative, in exercising a...On June 18, when a parliamentary committee set up to investigate the allegations presented it...
- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Vol. 34 Nbr. 2, June 2011
- The litmus test of legitimacy: independent adjudication and administrative segregation.
... literature, policy forums, legislative committees, and judicial commissions of inquiry as to the mea... the major changes in the Canadian prison system over the last 25 years has been the large increase.... Parliamentary Sub-committee on the Penitentiary System in Canada...
- Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Vol. 48 Nbr. 2, April 2006

- A blueprint for parliamentary reform in British Columbia.
..., estimates and parliamentary committees. . ********** . A former Speaker of our Legislativ...Accordingly, ensuring that our system remains representative is an ongoing challenge. Fo...
- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Vol. 34 Nbr. 3, September 2011
- Time for stability in derivatives markets--a new look at central counterparty clearing for securities markets.
... and resilience of the global financial system. One particular solution is to manage the risk of ... regional centres, as well as before parliamentary committees. The Institute's individual and corpora...
- C.D. Howe Institute Commentary
- Nbr. 2011, January 2011
- Democratizing the Constitution, Reforming Responsible Government.
...It is endemic to our system including Joe Clark's decision to wait 142 days be...* Use secret preferential ballots by committee members to select committee chairs for the duratio...
- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Vol. 34 Nbr. 3, September 2011
- Quebec.
..., lose interest in preserving the electoral system's integrity. . The President recalled his role as ...Secretariat of the Assembly . Committees . On June 1-2, 2011, the Committee on Public Finan...
- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Vol. 34 Nbr. 3, September 2011
- NATO at 60: going global?
... that the answer to an international system of balance of power was a "global alliance of demo..., chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, argued during congressional hearings on NATO that... recent report prepared for the NATO parliamentary assembly's subcommittee on future security and def...
- International Journal
- Vol. 64 Nbr. 2, March 2009
- Parliament and Congress: Representation and Scrutiny in the Twenty-First Century.
... Kingdom and United States parliamentary systems over the past 40 years, following the example of B... Westminster, the creation of "select committees" and a parallel Chamber for debates are two innova...
- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Vol. 34 Nbr. 1, March 2011
- Editorial - Tories in Contempt
A recent report by the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen's University has recommended boosting the powers of parliamentary committees. Among other things, strong committees would give MPs meaningful roles, the report said, noting the committees also need more resources so they can do their jobs effectively.

... also exposed the weakness of the committee system itself, and the need to invigorate it with more po...
- Winnipeg Free Press
- August 27, 2009