The Constitution Reforming Responsible Government ...

Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government: Ensuring National Interest Introduction In 2011, three legal and constitutional scholars, Peter Aucoin, Mark D. Jarvis and Lori Turnbull set out to write a book detailing what they believed to be obvious and egregious errors in the way in which the current form of responsible government as it was practiced in the Canadian federal government, fell short of operating within basic democratic parameters. Canada has a system that is based one the Westminster system, in which its the Constitution act of 1867 is influenced by British principles and conventions. â€Å"Democratizing the Constitution reforming responsible government† is a book that makes an analysis for the reform of responsible government in Canada. The authors believe that from the unclear rules, pertaining to the role and power of the prime minster foresees for a failing responsible government. In this essay the functions of the government , conventions of the constitution, the a proposal for reform will be addressed. Principles and Structures of Responsible Government Responsible government is a fundamental convention of the Canadian constitution. It is built around different structures of the government the presently exist. The authors main belief of how responsible government should function goes back to the adoption of responsible government from the political reformers, from the time of Joseph Howe. This looked at the two functions of theShow MoreRelatedThe European Union1823 Words   |  8 Pagesthe structure and the very nature of European Union, and pronounced that it suffers from a democratic deficit. 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