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Category Archives: Parliamentary Privilege
The Parti Quebecois’ Contempt for the Constitution: Limiting the Premier to Two Consecutive “Mandates” in Office
Introduction Quebec Premier Jean Charest advised the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the 39th National Assembly on 1 August 2012 so that Quebeckers cast their ballots on 4 September 2012.[1] Charest’s Liberals face Pauline Marois’ Parti Québécois (PQ) and Francois Legault’s … Continue reading
Posted in Appointment of PM, Coalition Government, Confidence Convention, Constitution (Conventional), Crown (Powers and Office), Fixed Elections, Formation of Governments, Governor's Discretion, Parliamentary Privilege, Reaffirmation of, Reform, Responsible Government, Succession (Prime Minister)
Tagged Guide to Canadian Ministries Since Confederation, Jean Charest, Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada, Parliaments & Ministries, Parti queebcois, Pauline Marois, Sir John George Bourinot, tenure of a first minister
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The Speakership of the New Zealand House of Representatives
The Canadian Parliamentary Review has just published an article by the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Lockwood Smith, which he based on a speech that delivered in 2010. In “The Speakership: A New Zealand Perspective”, Smith reviews … Continue reading
Parliamentary Privilege in the United States Congress
With so many American presidential candidates proclaiming the virtues of the Constitution of the United States of America, I sometimes take to re-reading my “pocket constitution” in order to verify their interpretations of its various clauses and amendments. I originally … Continue reading
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