Is the concept of ministerial accountability in decline in Canada? Why or why not? Justify your answer

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Is the concept of ministerial accountability in decline in Canada? Why or why not? Justify your answer.

PROCEDURE: The essay must include an introduction, thesis statement, conceptual definitions of key terms (i.e. politically neutral), description of the issues, a critical assessment, a logical and coherent argument, conclusion and bibliography (i.e. peer-reviewed journals and books in addition to non-peer reviewed sources like websites, newspaper articles, etc.). A minimum of eight sources must be cited in the paper and entered into the bibliography and of these, at least four must be peer-reviewed sources. 
You may use any citation system as you wish so long as you use it consistently throughout the paper.