Here is my Grrrrs written nicely and politely by Andrew Coyne - centralized power in the Prime Minister’s Office, with so few constraints or countervailing powers. Where this has lately come to a head is in the appointments process. For in Canada, uniquely, the prime minister’s powers of appointments extend not only to all who serve beneath him, but to every one of the offices that might be expected to hold him in check. He appoints the Governor General, all the senators, and every member of the Supreme Court; the governor of the Bank of Canada, all the deputy ministers, and every Crown corporation president; the top military officers, the heads of the security services, and the commissioner of the RCMP; plus all of the officers of Parliament I’ve mentioned and several more besides. And those are in addition to the already vast powers of appointment with which he rules over members of Parliament: not only cabinet, but all the parliamentary secretaries and all the committee chairs as well. - nationalpost/m/wp/news/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost/2014/06/06/andrew-coyne-we-once-had-to-wait-weeks-for-a-new-harper-abuse-of-power-now-were-getting-them-two-or-three-a-day&pubdate=2014-06-07
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:44:39 +0000
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