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Article: The appearance of accounting officers before the public accounts committee?/ Les temoignages des administrateurs des comptes devant le Comite des comptes publics.
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 2007
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In March 2007 the Public Accounts Committee adopted a Protocol for the Appearance of Accounting Officers as witnesses before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. This article looks at the proposed protocol and the subsequent debate about its implementation.
In a parliamentary democracy, as opposed to a presidential system, the political executive receives its power to govern from the legislature. "The government needs the approval of Parliament to legitimate its policies and activities, particularly for the expenditure of public funds. In return, the Prime Minister and Cabinet must hold themselves accountable to Parliament, and may continue to govern only as ...