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Category Archives: Coalition Government
Quebec Does Not Love Coalitions
As the election campaign in Quebec comes down to the wire, many journalists have mused on the possible outcomes, which now center on either a majority PQ government, or a minority PQ government, or a minority CAQ government. Pauline Marois … Continue reading
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-Date 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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Dawson and Forsey Clash on the Prorogation of 2008 and Over Responsible Government
Dawson v. Forsey on the Reserve Powers of the Crown I had a very intellectually stimulating discussion on Twitter last night with Dr. Johannes Wheeldon regarding the Prorogation-Coalition Crisis of 2008, the nature of Crown prerogative, the different implications of … Continue reading
Posted in Coalition Government, Confidence Convention, Crown (Powers and Office), Governor's Discretion, Officialization of Convention, Prime Minister's Powers, Prorogation, Reaffirmation of, Responsible Government
Tagged Brian Topp, Eugene Forsey, Gough Whitlam, Johannes Wheeldon, John A. Macdonald, King-Byng Affair, Lord Dufferin, Michaelle Jean, Nicholas A. MacDonald, Paul Benoit, prorogation, prorogation of 1873, Robert Macgregor Dawson, royal infallibility, Sir John Kerr, Stephen Harper, The Dismissal of 1975
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