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On Dual Citizenship and Senators in Canada and Australia
The British North America Act, 1867 and the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1901 set up the two first federal self-governing dominions within the British Empire, and they contain numerous similarities, sometimes even identical wording. For instance, section 91 of … Continue reading
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Elizabeth May & the Spectre of Proportional Representation, Part II
Elizabeth May’s Electoral System Would Require a Multilateral Constitutional Amendment The day after the election, May appeared on CBC’s Power & Politics and both bragged that the Greens had tripled their parliamentary party (in the most basic sense, from 1 … Continue reading
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Elizabeth May & The Spectre of Proportional Representation, Part I
The results of the general federal election of October 2019 – particularly in Quebec – have revivified the unthinking cacophonous bleating about proportional representation to which the Special Committee on Electoral Reform gave a platform in the last parliament. And … Continue reading
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