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If the opposition parties are serious about Parliament's decline, they can assert its authority when the House reconvenes. Parliament does have some awesome powers.
TORONTO—Of Canada's three constitutional pillars—Parliamentary government, federalism, and the Charter of Rights—the public is least enamoured with the first. The steady decline of Parliament says as much about the public as it does about Stephen Harper. The principle of responsible government—that the executive is accountable to Parliamentarians whose democratic mandates come from the voters in their constituencies—dates back to 1848, but there is a woeful ignorance about it in the land.
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How to reverse decline of Parliament
If the opposition parties are serious about Parliament's decline, they can assert its authority when the House reconvenes. Parliament does have some awesome powers.
TORONTO—Of Canada's three constitutional pillars—Parliamentary government, federalism, and the Charter of Rights—the public is least enamoured with the first. The steady decline of Parliament says as much about the public as it does about Stephen Harper. The principle of responsible government—that the executive is accountable to Parliamentarians whose democratic mandates come from the voters in their constituencies—dates back to 1848, but there is a woeful ignorance about it in the land.
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