POLI 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Arthur Meighen, From Then On, Hung Parliament
10 Aug 2016
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2008 context (the powers of the governor general) The canadian october 2008 election occurred during the start of the global financial crisis. It resulted in a minority government (hung parliament). The finance minister provides a fiscal update (via legislation in the house of commons) in response to the crisis: 1. women employed in the civil service could not challenge employment equity in court. 2. eliminate the right for civil servants to strike. 3. ended a particular form of public finance for political parties (that every party except the conservative party used) The house believed it had very little to do with handling the crisis. The liberals, ndp, and the bloq think that they have no confidence in the government. They have a conference, wanting to hold the government accountable. But before the opposition can do anything, harper asks the gg for a prorogation (everything that happened before the prorogation vanishes). This was considered by many as an undemocratic act.
