Responsibility in the Constitution

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Preface

Table of Contents

I   The Constitutional Responsibility of Ministers

• Ministerial Government
• The Evolution of the Constitution

II   The Origins of Individual Responsibility

• Power in the Constitution
• The Responsible Use of Power
• The Origins of Ministerial Responsibility
• Ways and Means, and Supply

III   The Origins of Collective Responsibility

• Treasury Control
• Prime Minister and Cabinet

IV   Canadian Adaptation and Practice

• The Fabric of the Constitution
• The Structure of Government

V   The Forging of Consensus

• The Cabinet and its Secretariat
• The Treasury Board and its Secretariat
• The Public Service Commission

VI   Ministers and their Departments

• The Minister
• The Deputy Minister
• The Deputy and the Minister's Individual Responsibility
• The Deputy and the Minister's Collective Responsibility - Policy
• The Deputy and the Minister's Collective Responsibility - Management

VII   Constitutional Responsibility and Accountability

• Accountability in Parliamentary Government - the Minister
• Accountability in Parliamentary Government - the Deputy Minister
• Accounting Officers
• Ministerial Responsibility and the Congressional System
• The Deputy Minister's Accountability

VIII   The Principles of Accountability

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