1. Transparency is the disclosure of information on all government proceedings, and the use of such information by the public. Wendy Ginsberg lists the requirements for transparency to function in her 2012 report for Members and Committees of US Congress; it must have “a public that can access, understand, and use the information it receives from the federal government.” Transparency is important because it is the key to accountability. It empowers the citizenry with information that they can use to hold leaders accountable for their actions, and politicians and bureaucrats are less likely to break the law if they know that their malfeasance will be exposed.
Accountability is the liability of government, politicians, and civil servants to the public for their actions. Accountability is important because it makes leaders answerable for the consequences of their actions, and helps enforce proper conduct in the execution of their duties because they are aware that they will suffer punishment for misconduct.
As Unit 6 explains, the access to information element of transparency is enforced in the Canadian Access to Information Act. The Act was particularly useful in exposing the Sponsorship Scandal, when Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc used it to access information and write a series of stories on the Sponsorship Program. Accountability followed through audits and inquiries that resulted in criminal charges against some participants in the Program, as well as the defeat of the Liberal government.
Transparency is not adequately protected in Canada for two main reasons: psychological influence and practical application. Unit 6 explains that information is power; whoever has more information has more influence, and bureaucrats fear...
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... it is the client or beneficiary of patronage that may not be well-equipped. Effective use of patronage has several benefits. It has contributed to government accountability; can be used to increase representation from underrepresented groups in government, especially in a highly diverse nation like Canada. It can also be used to bridge political gaps and create coalitions, just as was done by former U.S. Presidents Reagan and Clinton, who used patronage to alter policy orientations of the Federal Trade Commission as well as the Federal Communications Commission; not only that, but patronage was employed to emphasize conservation by attempting to alter the direction of the US Forest Service. So instead of doing away with the entire system of patronage, it must be improved with a more rigorous vetting process to confirm or reject the client’s abilities and integrity.
Imagine living in a world where the public believed everything the government said, or a world where people did not question the authority. It would suck, right? Well believe it or not today’s society is faced with problems similar to those, and often people cannot see these problems while others do not realize that they are serious issues. Thankfully thanks to technology, we are able to bring awareness of these issues by placing emphasis on them.
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Responsibility is a lot of different things and has many different parts. One part of responsibility is social responsibility. Social responsibility is being responsible for people, for the actions of people, and for actions that affect people. Social responsibility is about holding a group, organization, or company accountable for its effect on the people around it. When you do the wrong thing, many people pay for it, especially everyone that you know.
The American dream is the most famous dream that everyone is chasing. Many people try to reach for this dream but many do not achieve it. The novel Of Mice and Men is written by John Steinbeck during the 1930's. The novel details the struggles of many characters as they chase the American Dream. The American dream was different for every person. Many people's American dream was for them to own their own home, to have a good job, and be their own boss. Candy, the elderly cleaner, was a worker at the ranch that had lost his hand when he was working in the field and thus, he was not viewed as important as the other workers on the ranch. Crooks is the stable buck at the ranch and he is African American so therefore, he is looked down upon by the other workers. Curley's wife is the only woman that lives on the ranch and her American Dream is to be a movie actress, but she fails at this because her mom doesn't allow her to leave and she ends up marrying Curley. Lennie travels with George and he has a learning difference. All the minority groups in this book have an American dream. Each group tries their hardest to achieve their dream but at the end they are not able to accomplish it.
the system accountable to the public. The surveillers need to be held responsible for what
Similarly some information are kept from being publicized to the whole world by the government. Wikileaks has done otherwise: material that they disclosed to the world was sensitive material that belonged to the g...
Canada’s parliamentary system is designed to preclude the formation of absolute power. Critics and followers of Canadian politics argue that the Prime Minister of Canada stands alone from the rest of the government. The powers vested in the prime minister, along with the persistent media attention given to the position, reinforce the Prime Minister of Canada’s superior role both in the House of Commons and in the public. The result has led to concerns regarding the power of the prime minister. Hugh Mellon argues that the prime minister of Canada is indeed too powerful. Mellon refers to the prime minister’s control over Canada a prime-ministerial government, where the prime minister encounters few constraints on the usage of his powers. Contrary to Mellon’s view, Paul Barker disagrees with the idea of a prime-ministerial government in Canada. Both perspectives bring up solid points, but the idea of a prime-ministerial government leading to too much power in the hands of the prime minister is an exaggeration. Canada is a country that is too large and complex to be dominated by a single individual. The reality is, the Prime Minister of Canada has limitations from several venues. The Canadian Prime Minister is restricted internally by his other ministers, externally by the other levels of government, the media and globalization.
Accountability defined as the responsibility of an individual in a position of an employee or student. In this section, I am going further to mention some situations and how does this situation demonstrate the responsibility that reflected from the dimensions of my personality, including conditions from communication, diversity awareness, decision-making and problem solving. First am going to point at some of my situation that I experienced as a student and then build it up to the situation that I faced in the work placement program as an employee.
The most simple dictionary definition I have found is: The quality or state of being accountable; an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one 's actions. Accountability can be applied to many situations in the daily life and it can easily be overlooked in the civilian world, but when it comes to the US Army or any military branch, accountability is one of the most important things. That is why is instilled in every soldier since the moment they are shipped out to Basic Combat Training. The whole Army needs accountability to keep operations running 24/7. From the PVTs, all the way up to high ranking officers, we all need to be accountable for our assigned equipment, location/status, personnel, and our actions. If we are not held accountable of our
How free is freedom of the press in Canada? The freedom of press is guaranteed by Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: “Everyone [has] the fundamental freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication” (Media Law). However, Section 1 states that the fundamental freedoms in democracy can be limited for justifiable reasons: “The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society” (Media Law). There are criminal and common laws on the provincial and federal levels which place legal restriction on how the press gathers and publishes information (Media Law). For example, there are criminal laws against trespassing and recording information (“Defamation on the Internet”). The essay will focus upon the law most relevant to freedom of the press issues, “defamation.”
James Madison once said “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” To gain a better understanding of a society, one must gain knowledge of the needs and wants the citizens’ demand from the country’s representatives. In every country the needed to protect its citizens is the same. In some nations, security is a higher priority which causes sacrifices to be made to obtain an indefinite protection against all rivals. In Peter Singer’s essay titled “Visible Man: Ethics in a World without Secrets” he states that there is a way that governments can collect information by using technology; to allow more ‘openness’ and exposure as an increase of unknown surveillance that the public is not aware of. Singer’s essay also talks about how also with the rise of secrecy within politics; organizations such as ‘WikiLeaks’ and ‘Anonymous’ reveal to the world what is really going on within their privacy. Benefits come from both sides in a world where surveillance exists to the highest priority with or without privacy.
Responsible government is a very reliable thriving supposed obtainable government system; it is a very thought-provoking government organization. Many of the public may be confused on what responsible government is, many people may not have even ever heard of responsible government. But, to assure you, once this passage is concluded, I’m sure countless additional people will be obtained with this material of facts and opinions of what responsible government is. Responsible government has many rules and elements involved with it. Most of these elements in addition with fundamentals will be deliberated through this enlightening stimulating passage. Responsible government is very independent in numerous parts of its organization. It is the Canadian government system, and yet countless individuals aren’t aware of how it originated to be in Canada. There are heaps of benefits to responsible government, and there is an interesting history to it as well.
Accountability mean taking responsibility for your actions and being answerable to others for those actions.
Political Accountability is regarded a necessary condition for all political systems, and can be defined as “a process of being called to account to some authority for one’s actions and involves both answerability and taking responsibility”.
Nowadays, a lot of companies is set up by the local community, or overseas investors. In order to long-term survival, the keys to surviving of this companies is practice transparency. So, what is transparency? Transparency means that is clear, unhindered honesty in the way that he or she does the business, they also will provide the campaign to public like staffing, financing, exposure, equipment, media contact and other contributions. I believe that, there are many companies in many countries have practice transparency no matter is Asia country or Western country. Transparency have brought some benefit to the company. But some of the companies are not practice transparency.