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Monthly Archives: November 2019
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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