Prime Minister

This Topic is an interesting one because many throughout the country are divided on the topic of the Prime Minister and whether or not they hold too much power within their role. With past allegations of corruption, many are blinded by the true powers and limitations of what properly defines the role of our Prime Minister.

Thesis:

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Prime Minister of Canada and evaluate his or her powers to identify whether or not these powers are limited in any way to fulfill the proper role of Prime Minister. The paper will outline the justified Prime Ministerial role while analyzing his or her functions while assessing the day to day decisions which directly affect the people of Canada

This Paper will argue that, although the seat of the Prime Minister gives the highest power in our nation, the current role does not have too much power and he or she uses their powers to create the best possible country by making the decisions which are necessary to allow stability throughout the entire government and nation. The Limitations placed on his or her role lead to a balance of power throughout the unique provinces and allow decisions to be made which are for the greater good of each region and in turn our entire great nation.

Outline:

Prime Minister is broadly defined as a chief minister appointed by a ruler. The Prime Minister is also the head of the cabinet and often also the chief executive of a parliamentary democracy.

- We must first identify the role and responsibilities which entail the Prime Ministerial title. For the sake of this paper, the Prime Minister is the head of government, not the head of state. He formerly directs the activities of the day which in turn affect the every day lives of citizens across Canada. He is responsible to both the House of Commons and Senate which are responsible to the legialative branch of government.

- The Government and it's policies directly relate to those decisions and feelings held by our prime Minister and his constituents of the day. The ability to make these decisions for the greater good of the entire nation is what separates

a good primeminister from a great one. He or She holds the power to change the lives of every individual across our wide land mass.

- This Power of the prime Minister and his or her title is justified and prooven on a daily basis with the success we have seen in past years. The role is prooven while directly reflecting the voters choice. The Prime Minister does not hold so much power to raise issues, but power to ignore issues and prevent them from being brought up in the House of Commons.

- To realistically assess this topic, we must differentiate between a minority and majority government and their selective power. For the purpose of this essay, we will be using the current setup in the House of Commons which is a minority government. The systems of power are completeley different in a minoritty government as apposed to a majority which would lead to complete different points of view. In a majority situation, it is accepted that a prime minister and his government indeed do have that much more power to alter the shape of our nation. This extended power is still limited in the fact that there still remain the same checks and balances which prevent him or her from making any decisions which could have a detrimental effect on a significant percenatge of the population. Within a minority government, it is the other parties in power which prevent and alter the decisions from being made as quickly and easily as they would in a majority situation.

The essay will be made up of 3 body paragraphs which contain the following points.

Body Paragraphs:

1) Signifigant power is placed in the hands of provincial leaders which prooves the balance of power in Canada in comparison to other democratic regions around the world. The Prime Minister is regulated when it comes to proposing new initiatives for the provinces. Canada has an extremely decentralized government which creates problems when passing new initiatives based on the distinctiveness and needs of each province across the country. As a bilingual nation, the government strives to create a balance which allows the rights of freedoms of both the english and french on a national level.

a) Each province faces its own problems on a yearly basis and due to the large land mass of Canada, each has its own unique specifications which help the province grow and flourish.

b) Resources of all kinds vary from province to province from the core to the periphery and there must be an equal balance of distribution of funds and resources which the country depends on to export to receive capital from other nations.

2) With the current Scandals of federal government, many feel that prime ministers hold too much power in their current role, however proper checks and balances create stabilty and a level ground upon which decisions can be made fairly and justified on all topics facing government on a federal and provincial level.

The Following list is made up of checks and balances on the decisions the Prime Minister can or can not make:

a) House of Commons

b) Senate

c) Govenor general and