Parliament and the ‘democratic deficit’ in international affairs

In our legal system, Parliament is ultimate lawmaker: not Cabinet, not diplomats, not NGOs

Parliament's role in treaty making is again on the agenda, fuelled by the Defence Minister's recent announcement that Cabinet, and not Parliament, will decide whether Canada enters into a treaty with the United States on the issue of missile defence. After all, argued the Minister, there is no ne...

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