Keyword post: Attending Question Period
Quite a few people seem to be looking for information on how to attend Question Period in the Canadian House of Commons. That information is easily found on the Parliament of Canada website: Groups of 10 individuals or more may reserve seats in the public galleries in advance through a Member of Parliament’s office. Individuals [...]
On electing a Speaker
In an earlier post, I explained the role of the Speaker in Westminster parliamentary systems, and briefly touched on how the Speaker is chosen. In this post, I will expand on that topic since there seems to be a degree of interest in the topic, according the blog’s search statistics. Canada: House of Commons The [...]
MP confusion over e-petitions
While listening to the debate in the UK House of Commons on a backbench motion calling for a referendum on membership in the EU, I was struck by regularly repeated claims by MPs concerning the role that petitions, particularly e-petitions, played in instigating the debate. Many MPs stated that the day’s debate came about thanks [...]
On toeing the party line: three-line whips
In an earlier post, I discussed how UK MPs tend to be far more rebellious than their Canadian counterparts, frequently voting against their own party. In that post, I noted that large scale rebellions were, for all intents and purposes, non-existent in Canada; party discipline is much, much stronger in Canada (and from what I [...]
Sin binning
The issue of order and decorum – or rather, lack thereof – is a fairly prevalent one, not only here in Canada, but also in other parliamentary jurisdictions such as the UK and Australia. While the general public may well get the idea that heckling, name calling and other boorish behaviour is rampant during most [...]
Does voter turnout matter?
Rightly or wrongly, voter turnout in an election is viewed by many as some sort of measure of the health of a nation’s (or province’s) democracy. And because voter turnout is on the decline, this is seen by many as a sign that our democracy is in bad shape. Not everyone agrees, of course. Colby [...]
Quote of the day
The present system has clearly broken down. The results produced are not fair to any party, nor to any section of the community. In many cases they do not secure majority representation, nor do they secure an intelligent representation of minorities. All they secure is fluke representation, freak representation, capricious representation. – Winston Churchill on [...]
Yukon election 2011 political party platform comparison
As was the case during the recent federal election here in Canada, many people are now looking for a site comparing the platforms of the political parties contesting the upcoming Yukon election (11 October 2011). This blog cannot engage in a discussion of the policies of political parties, either at the provincial or federal level. [...]
NL Election 2011 Political Party Platform Comparison
As was the case during the recent federal election here in Canada, many people are now looking for a site comparing the platforms of the political parties contesting the upcoming Newfoundland and Labrador election (11 October 2011). This blog cannot engage in a discussion of the policies of political parties, either at the provincial or [...]
Keyword Post: Answers to Questions on Election Outcomes
Following the recent election in the Canadian province of Ontario, I can see that there are a lot of people searching for very basic information about how our system of government works. While I have detailed posts answering most of these questions on this blog, I will provide shorter, basic answers to some of the [...]
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