I mean it's not a good look is it. One day - it's so "Reeeee" terrifying that we have to pretend civilisation is falling so the people of Canada can be protected from bouncy castles. Nek minnit "Naaah, it's alright" emergency powers are gone. But I also heard that somehow it got turned into a confidence vote - which I guess would mean that Castreau would've had to have gone to the polls again. The important thing though is the optics - forever Castreau is painted as an insane dictator who will do anything to retain power
Apparently some of the senators still have a functioning conscience and were asking for proof of the emergency. JT's choice was between trying to pretend actual evidence existed or trying to pretend that the emergency suddenly ended less than 48 hours after arguing and voting for the necessity of emergency powers.
So in your Candian system your two houses are called House of Commons and Senate? Not the House of Lords? I guess I didn't realize Canada had "Senators" in their Parliament.
I mean it's not a good look is it. One day - it's so "Reeeee" terrifying that we have to pretend civilisation is falling so the people of Canada can be protected from bouncy castles. Nek minnit "Naaah, it's alright" emergency powers are gone. But I also heard that somehow it got turned into a confidence vote - which I guess would mean that Castreau would've had to have gone to the polls again. The important thing though is the optics - forever Castreau is painted as an insane dictator who will do anything to retain power
The vote was on Monday and JT's side won.
Apparently some of the senators still have a functioning conscience and were asking for proof of the emergency. JT's choice was between trying to pretend actual evidence existed or trying to pretend that the emergency suddenly ended less than 48 hours after arguing and voting for the necessity of emergency powers.
Choices made here will have to be explained for the remainder of a lifetime and beyond. I hope everyone makes the right one.
That was the House of Commons vote, right? Right?
Correct.
If I'm discussing an MP, I'll use the term "MP" .
If I'm discussing a senator, I'll use the term "senator".
So in your Candian system your two houses are called House of Commons and Senate? Not the House of Lords? I guess I didn't realize Canada had "Senators" in their Parliament.