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Civics Oct. 21

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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Public Policy

Mr. Melkonian
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New Font!!

Raffi and Dro are excited...
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We know how our Parliament will physically look like

But what work is done in Parliament?
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What is public policy?

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A broad statement of what the government does. Each political party presents a platform of its ideas at election time, and these ideas often form the basis for public policy if the party forms a government.

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Governments don't have to follow their platform

maybe an election sham??
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For the purposes of our activity

every 'political party' must create a platform if it's ideas
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Royal Commission

another type of public consultation results in change to public policy 
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Royal Commission: A government-appointed group of citizens responsible for investigating in detail and making recommendations about an issue of national or provincial concern.

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Sometimes new public policy arises

In response to different problems, like a natural disaster
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Civil Service

Who carries out the work of government in Ontario?
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More people than you think...

guesses??
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Examples of civil service

  • Teacher :D
  • Police
  • Fire Fighter
  • Balif
  • Lawyer
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Civil Service cont.

  • Immigration officer
  • Politicians
  • Mounties
  • Doctor/Nurse
  • Anything government funded!
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Number of people is so big because of

number of provincial and federal govt. departments 
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Cabinet ministers need experts

to run departments (Economist, Dietitians, etc.)
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Ministries and Public Policy

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Prime Minister and Cabinet

Responsible for setting government policy
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Departments include

Finance, Transportation, Agriculture, Health, so on
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Ministers compete for funds

for their own departments - we have finite resources
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Most powerful/influential ministers

have biggest effect on public policy
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Governments want to be re-elected

So they usually pass nice laws RIGHT before the election...
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Popular spending before election too

education, health care...
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More likely to introduce less popular laws

early/middle of term... Let's see if Raffi comments before he reads this
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Party is hoping people have short memories

remember good things, forget bad things 
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If you could be a minister, which would you choose? Why do you think this is the most important role among ministers? Give a compelling argument outlining why your ministry needs the most resources from the government.
(National Defense, Justice, Health, Education, Foreign Affairs, Treasury, Agriculture, Finance/Economic Development)

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Peter Melkonian