Tag Archives: coalition government

Quebec Does Not Love Coalitions

Posted on 2012/09/02 by J.W.J. Bowden

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 →

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Peter Russell on the Prorogation-Coalition Controversy of 2008

Posted on 2012/06/25 by J.W.J. Bowden

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 →

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