Understanding Canada
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for Canada, based on Wikipedia, i find no case in the 20th century when a majority government has fallen early, due to a non confidence vote.
in looking at the case of UK, I found this note:
In November 2005, the Blair government suffered its first defeat, on a proposal to extend the period for detaining terrorist suspects to 90 days. Before this, the last bill proposed by a government that was defeated in the House of Commons was the Shop Hours Bill in 1986, one of only three in the 20th century.
Note that the Blair gov did not fall in 2005, however. I'm unclear about the other cases.
So the 'check' on parliament by public opinion is rather weak, I think.
Since all majority governments have completed their approximately four year terms--so far as I can tell in this century, for Canada--
it follows that Harper's 'four year' fixed term will likely bring no substantial change in the time span of majority governments. (And the Harper proposals do NOT prevent any minority from falling, in the same way, and with the same frequency as before.)
for Canada, based on Wikipedia, i find no case in the 20th century when a majority government has fallen early, due to a non confidence vote.
in looking at the case of UK, I found this note:
In November 2005, the Blair government suffered its first defeat, on a proposal to extend the period for detaining terrorist suspects to 90 days. Before this, the last bill proposed by a government that was defeated in the House of Commons was the Shop Hours Bill in 1986, one of only three in the 20th century.
Note that the Blair gov did not fall in 2005, however. I'm unclear about the other cases.
So the 'check' on parliament by public opinion is rather weak, I think.
Since all majority governments have completed their approximately four year terms--so far as I can tell in this century, for Canada--
it follows that Harper's 'four year' fixed term will likely bring no substantial change in the time span of majority governments. (And the Harper proposals do NOT prevent any minority from falling, in the same way, and with the same frequency as before.)
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Xelebes said:
*laughs* I actually meant "Poor Bastard" in the sense of what happened to him, not where he lived. Although, what I saw of Edmondton, the oh.. six hours? I was there. well, I was glad we turned right around and drove for another twenty four straigh back to where we'd started from.
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