Trust and Leadership in Parliament: The Prime Minister and the House of Commons

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Explores the role of trust in the exercise of leadership with respect to Canada's Prime Minister and the House of Commons. Concentrating on legislative leadership the course examines how and why, in the face of declining trust and rising distrust, the political executive aims to exercise leadership. Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits including 1.0 POST and/or CAST credit at the 2000 level, and 2.0 credits at the 3000 level of which at least 1.0 must be POST and/or CAST.