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[Curse]

How can minorty governments pass bills in Canada?

[Sweeney]

Carefully.


A very strange question indeed.

[otherworld]

*Wonders where that came from*

[Curse]

Anyone know?

[Sweeney]

You'd be better off hunting it out on Google or Wiki, tbh

[nox]

over 9000

[Brad]

They can. Right now the Conservative government is in charge (I'm a party member!) though they have a minority government. Now, the Bloc Quebecois, Liberals, and NDP can side together, and shoot down bills. Which they do quite often.

But, it only takes 1 of those parties siding with the Conservatives to have the bill pass. As the Conservatives are now gaining ground in Quebec, we've seen the Bloc start to agree with the Conservatives more than ever before. Of course, I expect an election within the next few months (not likely though), or next spring. This happens when the Conservatives introduce a bill of importance (say, a budget), and consider it an issue of confidence. If the bill fails, no confidence in the government is declared, and it is then dissolved and we have an election.

With any luck, I'll have my name on a ballot within the next 10 years, as I'm staff for the Conservative party in my riding. We've taken the riding for the last 2 elections, and we look to continue this. Aaaaaaaaaand, that got off topic. Oh well.

[phalkon]

wow, brad very well put.

you learn something new every day!!