Contest Canuckistan
Let's have a contest. Who can explain Canada's government in 100 words or less the best? I know I could read through a ton of shit but let's face it, brevity is a lost art. Alright people put your journalism faces on... Calling elections, no confidence if a measure is defeated or something?
posted by Clupbert @ 9:48 PM
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Quoth the Furgeson Brothers:
"The Liberals are in power. Forever. Get used to it."
That's about it.
What he said.
But really, the way it works is this:
The executive -- i.e. the PM and his cabinet -- has to maintain the confidence of the lower house of the legislature. That is, at any given point, they have to have the support of a majority of members of Parliament to keep on governing.
Cabinet ministers are both individually responsible for their own departments -- they are supposed to resign when there's been a cock-up -- and collectively responsible for the actions of cabinet as a whole.
If you're wondering where the outrage at the Liberals has been coming from, violation of those (legally unenforceable) principles is a big starting point.
Thanks Ben. I was phantom tagged on the other blog, check it out! 23rd post, 5th sentence. I didn't make up a story though.
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