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Don Savoie says in his latest book: Parliament no longer able to perform its most important function to hold government to account.
Almost every discussion of the woeful state of Canada's democracy makes the point that Parliament has lost its ability to hold the PM to account. In his latest book, political scientist Donald Savoie states that Parliament "is no longer able to perform its most important function: making the executive steamroller [headed by the PM] behave and holding it accountable. The best it can do is heckle the steamroller as it rolls by," (Power: Where Is It? McGill-Queen's Press, 2010, p.185).
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Fusion of power: the main reason why Parliament cannot hold the Prime Minister and executive branch to account
Don Savoie says in his latest book: Parliament no longer able to perform its most important function to hold government to account.
Almost every discussion of the woeful state of Canada's democracy makes the point that Parliament has lost its ability to hold the PM to account. In his latest book, political scientist Donald Savoie states that Parliament "is no longer able to perform its most important function: making the executive steamroller [headed by the PM] behave and holding it accountable. The best it can do is heckle the steamroller as it rolls by," (Power: Where Is It? McGill-Queen's Press, 2010, p.185).
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