Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mprvaxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!ubc-vision!mprvaxa!tbray From: tbray@mprvaxa.UUCP (Tim Bray) Newsgroups: net.politics,can.politics Subject: Re: Canadian and American systems Message-ID: <482@mprvaxa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 3-Mar-84 12:28:14 EST Article-I.D.: mprvaxa.482 Posted: Sat Mar 3 12:28:14 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Mar-84 03:42:32 EST References: <748@dciem.UUCP>, <3411@utcsrgv.UUCP> Organization: Microtel Pacific Research, Burnaby BC Lines: 11 x <-- USENET insecticide I am not particularly worried about the elected-ness of our PM - the process is a democratic one. But Dave Sherman is dodging the issue with the head of state/govt. argument; in practical terms, the Canadian PM wields much more unconstrained executive power than the US prez. This is due to the fact that the PM is in effective control of both the legislative and executive branches of government. Tim Bray