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Meanwhile, in Canada: > As such, the prime minister, supported by the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO), controls the appointments of many key figures in Cana

by dleslie 10y ago

Meanwhile, in Canada: > As such, the prime minister, supported by the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO), controls the appointments of many key figures in Canada's system of governance, including the governor general, the Cabinet, justices of the Supreme Court, senators, heads of crown corporations, ambassadors to foreign countries, the provincial lieutenant governors, and approximately 3,100 other positions. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada

my123 10y ago
The constitutional court in France is appointed by the president, the president of the parliament and the president of the senate. One third for each.
1_2__3 10y ago
You're certainly a busy bee, posting this repeatedly in this thread. Almost like you have an agenda.
- maxerickson 10y ago
  Twice isn't that much. The bigger issue is their failure to add some context to make the comparison actually interesting. Like they could say that Canadian Prime Ministers are rarely removed from office (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_defeated_by_votes_of_no_confidence#Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_defeat... ). Nevermind that it has been done a number of times in an orderly fashion.
graphitezepp 10y ago
I am bothered by this. Always been incredibly ignorant about Canadian politics for no reason, is there something about Canadian gov that makes this less frightening then it sounds or does Canada just hand potential for ultra centralized control to their PM?
- dleslie 10y ago
  Harper showed us that the potential for abuse was there, though that's not to say that he was particularly abusive, and it's been part of the political discourse since. I think many Canadians took for granted just how much process was informal tradition followed on honour and not binding rules.

by dleslie 10y ago

my123 10y ago

The constitutional court in France is appointed by the president, the president of the parliament and the president of the senate. One third for each.

1_2__3 10y ago

You're certainly a busy bee, posting this repeatedly in this thread. Almost like you have an agenda.

maxerickson 10y ago
Twice isn't that much. The bigger issue is their failure to add some context to make the comparison actually interesting. Like they could say that Canadian Prime Ministers are rarely removed from office (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_defeated_by_votes_of_no_confidence#Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_defeat... ). Nevermind that it has been done a number of times in an orderly fashion.

graphitezepp 10y ago

I am bothered by this. Always been incredibly ignorant about Canadian politics for no reason, is there something about Canadian gov that makes this less frightening then it sounds or does Canada just hand potential for ultra centralized control to their PM?

dleslie 10y ago
Harper showed us that the potential for abuse was there, though that's not to say that he was particularly abusive, and it's been part of the political discourse since. I think many Canadians took for granted just how much process was informal tradition followed on honour and not binding rules.