Obviously, the announcement pleases me enormously. To understand the logic, as I understand it at least, one might want to read this and then this. The Liberal proposal is the best one out there, much better than my meagre rough sketches, or anyone else's. As noted, of course one can't ever fully control a majority government, but one can limit their scope for abuse, and create the possibilility of paying a political price if they do so, hence the advance notice, debate & time limits, and allowing committees to function. Anything more would be bad law, as hard cases make bad law. We don't need to worry about no steenking constitutional acts, we got the power to do what is needed through standing orders. All democrats of good faith, as we saw from NDP's gracious reaction (for once) can, um, rally...around these terms.
NB. I would favour 2/3 needed for amendments to standing orders. Even if Bloc swept QC, would still only be less than 25% of members, that is, for those weak at math, less than the 1/3 needed for a veto. So they would not have a veto. And there are the precedents from the National Assembly in QC. But we could with this for now, and change them if need be.
NB. I would favour 2/3 needed for amendments to standing orders. Even if Bloc swept QC, would still only be less than 25% of members, that is, for those weak at math, less than the 1/3 needed for a veto. So they would not have a veto. And there are the precedents from the National Assembly in QC. But we could with this for now, and change them if need be.
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