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WINTER TERM SEMINAR SCHEDULE & READINGS (Winter
term 2007) Politics 392 REVISED Instructor: Gregory Levine Note that some
readings will be available on reserve, some via links on the web or within the
course web site and some via Scholars Portal on the UWO Library web site. A
description of where each reading may be found or direct links where possible
will be placed on the course web site prior to the commencement of second term.
Links and citations will be found on the materials page on this web site. Jan.18
Introductory Class – Government and Administrative Ethics revisited Foundational I Greene and D. Shugarman
Honest Politics – Seeking Integrity in Canadian Public Life (1997),
Chs.2 and 8 Task force on Public Service Values and
Ethics A Strong Foundation (1997), pp. 2 to 4, 15 to 17 Discussion and Issues T. Cooper, “Big Questions in Administrative
Ethics” Public Administration Review v.64, 2004, pp.395-407 J. Langford, “Acting on values: An Ethical
Dead End for Public Servants” Canadian Public Administration, v.47,
2004, pp.429-450 Jan. 25
Administrative Justice – Concepts and Codes Foundational S. Blake Administrative
Law in D. Jones and A. de Villars
Principles of Administrative Law (1999) pp. 186 – 188, 199 –204 Discussion and Issues M. Zacks
“Administrative Fairness in the Investigative Process” in L. Reif et al The Ombudsman: Diversity and Development
(1993) Ombudsman of Feb. 1 Ombudsman
Plan – promoting administrative justice Foundational Ombudsman Act (BC) ss. 10, 15,
16, 23 BCDC v Friedmann Discussion
and Issues Righting the
Wrong – BC Ombudsman Report on Duokhobor children S. Owen “The
Expanding Role of the Ombudsman” (1990) 40 UTLJ
670 (670 to 686) Mary Marshall and Linda Reif “The
Ombudsman: Maladministration and Alternate Dispute Resolution” (1995) 34 Feb.8 Conflict of Interest and Integrity – Concepts and
Codes Foundational Members Integrity Act ( Shugarman
and Greene, supraChs
3 and 4 Task Force on Conflict of Interest, Ethical
Conduct in the Public Sector (1984), pp. 34 to 49, 56 to 63 Discussion and Issues Hon. W. D. Parker Commission of Inquiry
into the Facts of Allegations of Conflict of Interest Concerning the Honourable Sinclair M. Stevens (1987) pp. 25 to 35 Moll v Fisher Sheehan v BC Hydro R v Pilarinos Feb. 15 Ethics
Commissions – models, methods Foundational Members Integrity Act ss. 8, 20,21, 30, 31 and Members Conflict of
Interest Act ss 14 to 22 and Parliament
of Canada Act ss.
72.01, 72.05, 72.06 Blencoe Report Caplan Report Discussion and Issues K. Kernaghan
“Promoting Public Service Ethics: The Codification Option” in R Chapman Ethics in the Public Service 1993 I. Greene “Government ethics Commissioners;
the way of the future” Canadian Public Administration,
v. 34, n.1, pp. 165-170 R. Smith “Enforcement or Ethical Capacity:
Considering the Role of State Ethics Commissions at the Millenium”
Public Administration Review, v.63, n.3, 2003, pp. 283 – 295 Feb. 22 Lobbying
– Interest groups, nature and legitimacy of lobbying Foundational Lobbyists Registration Acts of BC, A.P. Pross
“Canadian Pressure Groups: Talking Chameleons” in J. Richardson (ed) Pressure Groups (1993) pp. 145 to 158 Issues and Discussion C. Tindal A
Citizen’s Guide to Government (1997) pp. 195 to 203 C. Miller Politico’s Guide to Political
Lobbying (2000) pp. 1 to 8 S. John The
Persuaders – When Lobbyists Matter (2002), pp. 1 to 10 Ontario Black Bear case Feb. 26 to Mar 2
Conference Week Mar 8 Lobbying
Registration systems – legitimacy of monitoring lobbying forms, enforcement Foundational US V Harris Discussion
and Issues M. Rush “Lobbyists
Registration Act: The Canadian Experience” Parliamentary
Affairs D. Lowery and V
Gray “How Some Rules Don’t Matter: The Regulation of Lobbyists” (1997) 91 Public Choice 139 (139 to 147) W. Dinan “Learning
Lessons” (2006) 10 J Communication
Management 55 (55 – 66) Mar. 15 Access and Privacy – Purposes, Concepts Access Foundational P. Melanson Secrecy
Wars (2001) pp. 11 to 15 K. Robertson Secrecy and Open Government (1999),
pp. 9 to 23 J. Clark “Foreword” to M. Drapeau and M-A Racicot Federal
Access to Information and Privacy Legislation Annotated 2004 (2003) pp. v
to viii M. Drapeau and M-A
Racicot “Preface” to their Federal Access to
Information and Privacy Legislation Annotated 2004 (2003) pp. xxv to xxvii Govt of Discussion and Issues Access to
Information Review Task Force Access to
Information: Making It Work for Canadians (2002) Chs
1, 11 Privacy Foundational R. Gavison
“Privacy and the Limits of Law” in F. Schoeman (ed)
Philosophical Dimensions of Privacy: An Anthology (1984)
pp.350 – 370 L. Lessig Code
and other laws of cyberspace (1999) 146 to 155 Discussion and Issues P. Blume “Privacy
as aTheoretical and Practical Concept” (1997) 11 Int Rev of Law, Tech and Computers 193 (193
– 202) S Bailey and N Caidi
“How Much is Too Little: Smart Cards in Hong Kong and Mar. 22 Access
Information and Protecting Privacy – legislation, enforcement, efficacy Access Foundational Access to Information Act ( Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (BC) ss. 2, 4 to 7, 12 to 22, 25 see online Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (Ont) ss. 10 to 30 - see online G. Levine “Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy – BC’s
New Legislation” Advocate Discussion
and Issues Access to
Information Review Task Force Access to
Information: Making It Work for Canadians (2002) Chs
4, 5 A Roberts , “Less Government, More Secrecy….” (2000) 60 Public Admin Rev 308 (308 to 321) Privacy Foundational R. Wacks Personal Information – Privacy and the Law
(1989) pp.208 – 210 Access to Information Act ( Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act (BC) ss. 26 to
36
Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act (Ont) ss. 37 to 49 Discussion and Issues Privacy Commissioner of Lavigne v. Mar. 29 Student
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