Monthly Archives: June 2012

Your Canada, Your Constitution Denies the Statute of Westminster and Patriation

Posted on 2012/06/27 by

Introduction Your Canada, Your Constitution (YCYC) has published the second of what may become a series of installments derived from the unscientific, inaccurate push poll that Harris-Decima conducted on its behalf between May 10th and May 20th. The constitutional sophists … Continue reading →

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Peter Russell on the Prorogation-Coalition Controversy of 2008

Posted on 2012/06/25 by

Russell’s Errors of Interpretation on Prorogation Ontario News Watch uploaded an interview with Peter Russell on 25 June 2012, in which he displayed his unalloyed Forseyite interpretation of the reserve powers. Russell made several demonstrably incorrect assertions throughout the interview, … Continue reading →

Posted in Coalition Government, Conferences and Speeches, Confidence Convention, Constitution (Conventional), Crown (Powers and Office), Formation of Governments, Governor's Discretion, Prime Minister's Powers, Prorogation, Reaffirmation of, Responsible Government, Reviews and Critiques | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Your Canada, Your Constitution: Constitutional Sophistry and Political Activism Trump Scholarly Research and Educating Canadians

Posted on 2012/06/21 by

Introduction: The Mendacity of Your Canada, Your Constitution Your Canada, Your Constitution (YCYC) has published three other media releases since its formal launch on 4 June 2012; they all demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt that this organization actively promotes constitutional sophistry … Continue reading →

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Bruce Hyer’s Rage Against Responsible Government and Loyal Opposition

Posted on 2012/06/19 by

Thomas Mulcair: Steeped in the Tradition of Opposition as Alternative Government  On 24 March 2012, the New Democratic party members elected Thomas Mulcair as their new leader. In a television interview a few hours after becoming the leader of the … Continue reading →

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Presidents Shouldn’t Play the Game of Thrones

Posted on 2012/06/18 by

By Convention, Lèse-Majesté Applies to the American Presidency Game of Thrones has sparked a feigned moral outrage because a prosthetic likeness of the head of President George W. Bush appears on a pike alongside Lord Eddard Stark’s, if only for … Continue reading →

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