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‘The Prime Minister is far more powerful than he should be,’ says Donner Prize-winning co-author Turnbull

Democratizing the Constitution: Reforming Responsible Government co-author Lori Turnbull argues for more written checks and constraints on the Prime Minister of Canada, for the sake of the House of Commons.

Canada’s Prime Ministers have wielded far too much power for far too long, but it’s time Canada amend the Constitution and pass legislation to require more effective checks and constraints on the Prime...

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