Brent Rathgeber

He joined Cody Law Office in St. Albert, providing a full range of legal services, advocacy and consulting.

I proudly serve in the Conservative (Government) Caucus but do not leave the viewpoints of my constituents behind every time I board a plane to Ottawa.

This award was voted on by all Members of Parliament and recognized his ability to represent constituents more effectively when freed from party positions and discipline.

[16] The book contrasts the current state of Canadian democracy to the founding principles of responsible government established by the Fathers of Confederation in 1867.

It examines the consequences of the inability or disincentive of modern elected representatives to perform their constitutionally mandated duty to hold the Prime Minister and his cabinet to account and the resultant disregard with which the executive now views Parliament.