Confident that it's not non-confidence?
I assume 98% of the people who read this blog aren't into politics at all...but seeing as though this blog is mine, and that I'm going to write my thesis on politics in some capacity, and that I intend to work in this field someday...well, there's absolutely nothing you can do about it :)
Tonight's "non-confidence" vote in Parliament is political drama at its finest. The Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois (a partnership that gives me the willies) basically put forth a motion calling on the Liberal(and by association, the NDP) government to resign. The vote was held tonight and that motion passed, 153 yes, 150 no.
This is where it gets interesting. The government is refusing to resign because they don't recognize this vote as a formal vote of non-confidence. The motion called for the Public Accounts Committee (which debates the budget, government finances, etc) to recommend the resignation of the government. OK fine...perhaps it's not formal. But when the budget comes up for a vote soon, it will be an automatic vote of confidence in the government. It that vote fails, the government MUST resign.
And it gets even more interesting. 2 Liberal cabinet minsters were no-shows tonight...which basically tells you how much stock the Liberals put into this vote. You can bet those 2 will show up for future votes. That makes the score 153-152 in favour of the opposition. The future of the government now rests squarely on an independant member from BC who is currently undergoing cancer treatment. If he doesn't show up (he did not tonight), the government is defeated and we have an election. If he shows up and casts a vote for the government, we have a tie. If the latter occurs, the Speaker of the House votes...and he only votes to break a tie. The Speaker is a Liberal. If this happens, the Liberals survive until the end of the year.
Don't tell me that you didn't find that the slight bit interesting ;)
Don't worry...I'll write something stupid soon to please my regular, loyal readers! LOL
Tonight's "non-confidence" vote in Parliament is political drama at its finest. The Conservatives and the Bloc Quebecois (a partnership that gives me the willies) basically put forth a motion calling on the Liberal(and by association, the NDP) government to resign. The vote was held tonight and that motion passed, 153 yes, 150 no.
This is where it gets interesting. The government is refusing to resign because they don't recognize this vote as a formal vote of non-confidence. The motion called for the Public Accounts Committee (which debates the budget, government finances, etc) to recommend the resignation of the government. OK fine...perhaps it's not formal. But when the budget comes up for a vote soon, it will be an automatic vote of confidence in the government. It that vote fails, the government MUST resign.
And it gets even more interesting. 2 Liberal cabinet minsters were no-shows tonight...which basically tells you how much stock the Liberals put into this vote. You can bet those 2 will show up for future votes. That makes the score 153-152 in favour of the opposition. The future of the government now rests squarely on an independant member from BC who is currently undergoing cancer treatment. If he doesn't show up (he did not tonight), the government is defeated and we have an election. If he shows up and casts a vote for the government, we have a tie. If the latter occurs, the Speaker of the House votes...and he only votes to break a tie. The Speaker is a Liberal. If this happens, the Liberals survive until the end of the year.
Don't tell me that you didn't find that the slight bit interesting ;)
Don't worry...I'll write something stupid soon to please my regular, loyal readers! LOL
posted by Ev(an) at
11:33 p.m.
4 Comments:
i enjoy politics ev. and i thought that was a bit of a gong show too. what a bunch of clowns!
By
matty, at 5/11/2005 6:03 p.m.
You know what? I used to think Canadian politics was boring. Not anymore!
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Anonymous, at 5/11/2005 10:25 p.m.
no i found it fascinating...i didnt read a single word.haha
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Anonymous, at 5/16/2005 12:41 a.m.
I even saw a lenghty clip of the past week's events on CNN. You know you've made the big time when...lol
There's a by-election in Labrador this week, which got me thinking. If the Conservatives win that seat, that member could be the deciding vote in forcing an election (if the Conservatives are still interested in going that route). How would that constituency like going to the polls twice in a month?!?
By
Ev(an), at 5/23/2005 11:03 p.m.
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