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The Parliamentary Regime: The Political Philosophy of Confederation.
- Source :
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Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne de Science Politique . Sep2023, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p550-570. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This article clarifies the intellectual origins of Canadian parliamentary government by situating Confederation within a specific strand of liberal political thought. My argument is that the Fathers of Confederation adhered to the political theory of parliamentarianism. Though liberal constitutionalists, the Fathers of Confederation expressly defended a parliamentary political framework that they considered superior to the American system of checks and balances—one characterized by a powerful elected assembly restrained by an unelected upper house, responsible ministers serving in Parliament, and a constitutional monarch. In elucidating the theory of parliamentarianism that underlies the political project of Confederation, my goal is not only to examine a problem in nineteenth-century Canadian political thought but to ground our current political situation within a larger historical perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00084239
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne de Science Politique
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 172447700
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423923000409