Introduction The comparative analysis of Canadian provincial and territorial legislative assemblies

White, Graham; Levy, Gary

doi:10.3138/9781442678873-002

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“…The literature pays considerable attention to the small size of provincial legislatures relative to the federal parliament (Docherty, 2005;White and Levy, 1989). As of April 2017, the latter had 338 members, while the provincial average was 69.…”

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Executive Creep in Canadian Provincial Legislatures

Thomas

Lewis

2018

Can J Pol Sci

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Studies of parliamentary systems contend that backbench legislators are increasingly marginalized, with power being centralized in the executive. However, such research typically focuses on national legislatures, ignoring subnational jurisdictions. We extend this literature by exploring the process of “executive creep” in Canada's provinces; namely the tendency of executives to erode legislative independence by appointing backbenchers to quasi-executive positions or cabinet committees. We examine executive creep in all provinces since 1968, finding a clear trend towards the increased incorporation of backbenchers into the work of the executive. Moreover, these changes serve to strengthen the power of first ministers relative to their cabinets.

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confidence: 99%