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Author : Harold William Vazeille Temperley
Publisher : London : Chapman and Hall, Limited
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Legislative bodies
ISBN : UOM:39015030956133
Author : Canadian Centre for Management Development
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0773526196
This first in-depth analysis of Canada's Senate in 40 years.
Author : Robert A. MacKay
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1963-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773594999
Author : Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott
Publisher : Ayer Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Legislative bodies
ISBN : 0836951352
Author : Wilfried Swenden
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9052012113
The theory of comparative federalism asserts that federations require a second chamber for the representation of regional interests in central law-making. Yet there has been little systematic analysis of the contribution of second chambers in parliamentary federations to this task. The main purpose of this book is to demonstrate to what extent the two strongest parliamentary second chambers, the Australian Senate and the German Bundesrat are linked to the federal structures in which they are embedded. The study analyzes the contribution of the members of these second chambers in advancing interests that are linked to the regional constituents whom they represent or to the collective fiscal or administrative interests of a regional government with whom they are associated. The analysis underscores the largely 'executive' character of intergovernmental relations in parliamentary federations, a feature that corresponds with the composition of the German Bundesrat, but not of the Australian Senate. In the concluding chapter some preliminary observations are made as to whether our findings also generate interesting insights for the larger group of parliamentary second chambers in federal or quasi-federal states, such as the Belgian, Spanish and Canadian Senates, the UK House of Lords and the Indian Raiya Sabha.
Author : David E. Smith
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0802087884
The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective is the first book-length scholarly study of the Senate in over a quarter century and the first such analysis of the upper house as one chamber of a bicameral legislature. David E. Smith's aim is to demonstrate the inter-relationship of the two chambers and the constraint this poses for Senate reform. He analyzes past literature on the Senate and current proposals for reform such as Triple-E Senate drawing detailed comparisons between Canada's upper chamber and the upper chambers of Australia, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. There is a revival of interest and literature abroad in upper chambers and also in bicameralism. Using Parliamentary debates and committee reports, as well as a broad reading of comparative literature, The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective sets the Canadian Senate into this international milieu, contextualizing the debate and arguing for a renewed investigation into its future.
Author : Claire Hoy
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000044384616
Claire Hoy has turned his irascible attention to Canada’s Senate. It’s not a pretty sight. The trial of Senator Eric Berntson that resulted in his conviction for fraud in February 1999, (a result that is being appealed), represents only the most recent in a long line of scandals the Canadian Senate has endured. True, some senators perform work that is constructive and useful, most of it in committees that examine legislation put forward by the House of Commons. But even their defenders admit that these contributions don’t add up to much and note that a declining minority of senators carries the load. Tory Senator Brenda Robertson, vice-chair of the Standing Orders Committee, admitted the party has problems getting senators to attend. “According to my math,” she reported, “in about four years we will have about twenty-five active members in the Senate.” Those are the good ones. The others collect their generous pay, perks, and allowances while they either slack off, actively pursue partisan political advantage for their respective parties, or build wealth for themselves and the corporations on whose boards of directors so many of them sit. There are signs that the end may be approaching. The mammoth battles – of ego and partisan rancour – that marked the second term of the Mulroney government, when the Liberal leader in the Senate set out to sabotage the legislative program of the Tories, marked an undoubted low point in the history of the upper chamber. Whether the Senate can be reformed, however, and what shape reform should take, remain open questions.
Author : Eugene Alfred Forsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Cabinet system
ISBN : 0660044889
Explores Canada's parliamentary system, from the decisions made by the Fathers of Confederation, to the daily work of parliamentarians in the Senate and House of Commons. Useful information on Canada's constitution, the judicial system, and provincial and municipal powers is also gathered together in this one reference book.
Author : Simon Rose
Publisher : U.S. Government
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1489619429
The Senate is the upper chamber of Congress. It has 100 senators and each senator is elected for a six-year term. Even though the Senate has fewer members than the House of Representatives, both must agree in order to pass a piece of legislation. Learn more in The Senate, a U.S. Government book.
Author : Nicholas Aroney,Scott Prasser
Publisher : ISBS
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1921401095
"This book contains chapters from twenty-one leading international scholars and politicians on the history, the recent performance, and the future of upper houses of parliament in Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom."--Provided by publisher.
Author : Emmett Macfarlane
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780774866248
The Canadian Senate has long been considered an institutional pariah, viewed as an undemocratic, outmoded warehouse for patronage appointments and mired in spending and workload scandals. In 2014, the federal government was compelled to refer constitutional questions to the Supreme Court relating to its attempts to enact senatorial elections and term limits. Constitutional Pariah explores the aftermath of Reference re Senate Reform, which barred major unilateral alteration of the Senate by Parliament. Ironically, the decision resulted in one of the most sweeping parliamentary reforms in Canadian history, creating a pathway to informal changes in the appointments process that have curbed patronage and partisanship. Despite reinvigorating the Senate, Reference re Senate Reform has far-reaching implications for constitutional reform in other contexts. Macfarlane’s sharp critique suggests that the Court’s nebulous approach to the amending formula raises the spectre of a frozen constitution, unable to evolve with the country.
Author : John V. Sullivan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PURD:32754073527669
Author : Wendy J. Schiller,Charles Stewart III
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691163178
How U.S. senators were chosen prior to the Seventeenth Amendment—and the consequences of Constitutional reform From 1789 to 1913, U.S. senators were not directly elected by the people—instead the Constitution mandated that they be chosen by state legislators. This radically changed in 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving the public a direct vote. Electing the Senate investigates the electoral connections among constituents, state legislators, political parties, and U.S. senators during the age of indirect elections. Wendy Schiller and Charles Stewart find that even though parties controlled the partisan affiliation of the winning candidate for Senate, they had much less control over the universe of candidates who competed for votes in Senate elections and the parties did not always succeed in resolving internal conflict among their rank and file. Party politics, money, and personal ambition dominated the election process, in a system originally designed to insulate the Senate from public pressure. Electing the Senate uses an original data set of all the roll call votes cast by state legislators for U.S. senators from 1871 to 1913 and all state legislators who served during this time. Newspaper and biographical accounts uncover vivid stories of the political maneuvering, corruption, and partisanship—played out by elite political actors, from elected officials, to party machine bosses, to wealthy business owners—that dominated the indirect Senate elections process. Electing the Senate raises important questions about the effectiveness of Constitutional reforms, such as the Seventeenth Amendment, that promised to produce a more responsive and accountable government.
Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons,Robert Marleau,Camille Montpetit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCBK:C070750942
This reference book is primarily a procedural work which examines the many forms, customs, and practices which have been developed and established for the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. It provides a distinctive Canadian perspective in describing procedure in the House up to the end of the first session of the 36th Parliament in Sept. 1999. The material is presented with full commentary on the historical circumstances which have shaped the current approach to parliamentary business. Key Speaker's rulings and statements are also documented and the considerable body of practice, interpretation, and precedents unique to the Canadian House of Commons is amply illustrated. Chapters of the book cover the following: parliamentary institutions; parliaments and ministries; privileges and immunities; the House and its Members; parliamentary procedure; the physical & administrative setting; the Speaker & other presiding officers; the parliamentary cycle; sittings of the House; the daily program; oral & written questions; the process of debate; rules of order & decorum; the curtailment of debate; special debates; the legislative process; delegated legislation; financial procedures; committees of the whole House; committees; private Members' business; public petitions; private bills practice; and the parliamentary record. Includes index.
Author : Nikolaj Bijleveld,Colin Grittner,David E. Smith,Wybren Verstegen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000706673
This new study of senates in small powers across the North Atlantic shows that the establishment and the reform of these upper legislative houses have followed remarkably parallel trajectories. Senate reforms emerged in the wake of deep political crises within the North Atlantic world and were influenced by the comparatively weak positions of small powers. Reformers responded to crises and constantly looked beyond borders and oceans for inspiration to keep their senates relevant. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429323119, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
