POLS 2350 EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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What is administrative law - ANSWER Courts reviewing decisions made by
administrative state
What is the state - ANSWER The body the gov is controlling
What is the source of law for administrative bodies - ANSWER Statues, which create
tribunals (mandate/purpose)
operate based on delegated authority
What is the administrative state - ANSWER The administration of services from state to
citizens
Where do tribunals fall on the hierarchy of authority - ANSWER Mandates/purpose:
statutes
Operations (appointments, decisions): bottom level, regulations
Are the decisions of regulations legally binding - ANSWER Yes
How is a regulation changed - ANSWER Cabinet/orders in council
Why have an administrative state? - ANSWER Politicians need help (efficiency and
expertise)
Why does parliament create tribunals - ANSWER To assist in administration of policies
(expectations, expansion of the state)
,- parliament and ministries cannot perform all the tasks we want the gov to perform
How does a tribunal come to be - ANSWER Statute is passed creating a tribunal with a
specific mandate/responsibility, gives it authority to make decisions (delegated or
borrowed authority)
Accountability of tribunals - ANSWER - responsible gov
- executive responsible for their operations
What is the function of the administrative state - ANSWER - provides essential services -
elected officials cannot take care of all decisions
- provide efficiency and expertise (members of parliament are too old to think of all
issues and are not experts in everything)
Administrative state since ww2 - ANSWER - some ppl say we live in a regulatory state bc
of how much we interact with the administrative state
- administrative state has expanded since ww2
- some argue more traditional structures have eroded (community, religion) and have
been replaced by the state
Variety of tribunals - ANSWER - federal
- provincial
- social justice tribunals of Ontario (SJTO)
Examples of federal tribunals - ANSWER - immigration review board (applying for
refugee status)
- copyright board of canada
- Canadian Human rights commission (federal human rights)
Examples of provincial tribunals - ANSWER - Ontario human rights commission
,- alcohol and gaming commission of Ontario
- Ontario securities commission
- workplace safety and insurance board
Examples of SJTOs - ANSWER - landlord and tenant board
- child and family services review board
- social benefits tribunal
CRTC exercise - WILL BE ON EXAM - ANSWER - asking "Is Orphan Black Canadian
content for the purposes of the Broadcasting Act? Is The Handmaid's Tale?"
- voted both were Canadian but agreed more heavily on orphan black
What is the mandate of the CRTC - ANSWER - regulates and supervises broadcasting
and telecommunications in the public interest
- "...entrusted by Parliament...administered through the
Minister of Canadian Heritage. It focuses on achieving policy
objectives..."
What is the mission of the CRTC - ANSWER - Create: "Canadians have access to
compelling creative content.
...reflects Canada's diversity..."
- Connect: "...quality and innovative services"
- Protect: "...compliance and enforcement with regulations..."
If Justin Trudeau wanted to get rid of the CRTC, how would he do it? - ANSWER Through
a statute
Who is the "boss" of the CRTC - ANSWER Minister of heritage
, What act establishes the CRTC - ANSWER Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Act
What does the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Act give the CRTC
power to do - ANSWER make regulations "respecting the proportion of time that shall be
devoted to the broadcasting of Canadian programs; and prescribing what constitutes a
Canadian program" (10(1)(a) and (b).
What is the Can-Con criteria - ANSWER - financial investors are Canadian
- broadcast on a Canadian channel
- producers/directors/writers are at least 2/3rds Canadian
Orhan Black and the can-con criteria - ANSWER Investors:
• Temple St. Production
• Bell media (Cdn) • BBC America (US)
Canadian channel:
• Space channel
• BBC America
Personnel:
• Screenwriter (CD)
• Director (Canadian born but lives in LA)
• Some American producers
Filmed in BC (mostly)
Handmaid's tale and the can-con criteria - ANSWER Investors:
• Daniel Wilson Prod (US)
• NBC (US)
Canadian channel:
• Hulu
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What is administrative law - ANSWER Courts reviewing decisions made by
administrative state
What is the state - ANSWER The body the gov is controlling
What is the source of law for administrative bodies - ANSWER Statues, which create
tribunals (mandate/purpose)
operate based on delegated authority
What is the administrative state - ANSWER The administration of services from state to
citizens
Where do tribunals fall on the hierarchy of authority - ANSWER Mandates/purpose:
statutes
Operations (appointments, decisions): bottom level, regulations
Are the decisions of regulations legally binding - ANSWER Yes
How is a regulation changed - ANSWER Cabinet/orders in council
Why have an administrative state? - ANSWER Politicians need help (efficiency and
expertise)
Why does parliament create tribunals - ANSWER To assist in administration of policies
(expectations, expansion of the state)
,- parliament and ministries cannot perform all the tasks we want the gov to perform
How does a tribunal come to be - ANSWER Statute is passed creating a tribunal with a
specific mandate/responsibility, gives it authority to make decisions (delegated or
borrowed authority)
Accountability of tribunals - ANSWER - responsible gov
- executive responsible for their operations
What is the function of the administrative state - ANSWER - provides essential services -
elected officials cannot take care of all decisions
- provide efficiency and expertise (members of parliament are too old to think of all
issues and are not experts in everything)
Administrative state since ww2 - ANSWER - some ppl say we live in a regulatory state bc
of how much we interact with the administrative state
- administrative state has expanded since ww2
- some argue more traditional structures have eroded (community, religion) and have
been replaced by the state
Variety of tribunals - ANSWER - federal
- provincial
- social justice tribunals of Ontario (SJTO)
Examples of federal tribunals - ANSWER - immigration review board (applying for
refugee status)
- copyright board of canada
- Canadian Human rights commission (federal human rights)
Examples of provincial tribunals - ANSWER - Ontario human rights commission
,- alcohol and gaming commission of Ontario
- Ontario securities commission
- workplace safety and insurance board
Examples of SJTOs - ANSWER - landlord and tenant board
- child and family services review board
- social benefits tribunal
CRTC exercise - WILL BE ON EXAM - ANSWER - asking "Is Orphan Black Canadian
content for the purposes of the Broadcasting Act? Is The Handmaid's Tale?"
- voted both were Canadian but agreed more heavily on orphan black
What is the mandate of the CRTC - ANSWER - regulates and supervises broadcasting
and telecommunications in the public interest
- "...entrusted by Parliament...administered through the
Minister of Canadian Heritage. It focuses on achieving policy
objectives..."
What is the mission of the CRTC - ANSWER - Create: "Canadians have access to
compelling creative content.
...reflects Canada's diversity..."
- Connect: "...quality and innovative services"
- Protect: "...compliance and enforcement with regulations..."
If Justin Trudeau wanted to get rid of the CRTC, how would he do it? - ANSWER Through
a statute
Who is the "boss" of the CRTC - ANSWER Minister of heritage
, What act establishes the CRTC - ANSWER Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Act
What does the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Act give the CRTC
power to do - ANSWER make regulations "respecting the proportion of time that shall be
devoted to the broadcasting of Canadian programs; and prescribing what constitutes a
Canadian program" (10(1)(a) and (b).
What is the Can-Con criteria - ANSWER - financial investors are Canadian
- broadcast on a Canadian channel
- producers/directors/writers are at least 2/3rds Canadian
Orhan Black and the can-con criteria - ANSWER Investors:
• Temple St. Production
• Bell media (Cdn) • BBC America (US)
Canadian channel:
• Space channel
• BBC America
Personnel:
• Screenwriter (CD)
• Director (Canadian born but lives in LA)
• Some American producers
Filmed in BC (mostly)
Handmaid's tale and the can-con criteria - ANSWER Investors:
• Daniel Wilson Prod (US)
• NBC (US)
Canadian channel:
• Hulu
