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ISBN: 9781552394632-03

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The Prime Minister and the House of Commons: The Democracy Deficit

From: Democratizing the Constitution

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Assessment of Canada’s parliamentary system in support of an argument that the House of Commons cannot effectively constrain prime ministerial abuse of executive power.

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Peter Aucoin

Peter Aucoin was a professor emeritus of political science and public administration at Dalhousie University and a senior academic fellow at the Canada School of Public Service with Government of Canada. Mark D. Jarvis is a doctoral candidate at the University of Victoria. Lori Turnbull is an associate professor and undergraduate advisor in the Department of Political Science at Dalhousie University.