Constituency influence in Parliament
Subtitle: countering the centre
By: Kelly Blidook
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780774821568
Subjects: Projets de loi d'intérêt local; Canada; Legislators; Règlements et procédure; Canada. Parlement; Gouvernement représentatif; Parlementaires; Canada. Parliament; Legislative power; Pouvoir constituant; Constituent power; Representative government and representation; Pouvoir législatif; Private bills; Rules and practice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-168) and index.
Table of contents: title: Parliament and its members : representation and governance; title: The electoral connection and legislative behaviour in Canada; title: Legislation in the House : private members' business; title: Private members' business : participation and motivation; title: Constituency interests and private members' business; title: The nation's interests, the party's interests, or the MP's interests?; title: Does it matter? do members of parlament influence policy?; title: Conclusion : individual autonomy and representation.