THE CANADIAN PRIME MINISTERSHIP
In: Presidential studies quarterly, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 32-43
ISSN: 0360-4918
BASED ON AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT 11TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE PRESIDENCY, OTTAWA, CANADA, OCT. 81, 1980. THE AUTHOR, A FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA, CONTRASTS THE POWERS OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. HE REGARDS THE POWER OF THE PM AS EXCESSIVE, ASSERTING THAT PARLIAMENTARY ACCOUNTABILITY HAS BROKEN DOWN IN CANADA.