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Fiendish Thingy

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3. He has a coalition now- NDP could have blocked him from forming a govt.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 2, 2021, 09:10 PM

Sep 2021

Ok, so it’s not a power sharing coalition, but the liberals hold power at the pleasure of the NDP, who could dissolve the government with a no confidence vote if they chose (strategically unwise, but nevertheless possible).

P.S. winning a plurality does not guarantee control of government

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minority_governments_in_Canada

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All canadians at home and abroad: [View all] applegrove Sep 2021 OP

Voting NDP - that's beauty of a 5 party parliamentary system. Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #1

I'm watching the French debate and Trudeau said we don't do coalitions applegrove Sep 2021 #2

He has a coalition now- NDP could have blocked him from forming a govt. Fiendish Thingy Sep 2021 #3

No the NDP could not have blocked Trudeau from forming the minority applegrove Sep 2021 #4

K&R Hiawatha Pete Sep 2021 #5