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Old 09-04-2008, 07:24 PM   #77
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Originally Posted by Slava View Post
Sure it does. I can't see any reason why you couldn't throw together a coalition to govern?
Tradition, mostly. I think in this case, a Conservative minority out of this election would remain the government unless defeated in a confidence motion. At that point, the government could either resign, handing power to the opposition, or request a new election. If it happened right after the last election, the GG might refuse a new election and hand power to the opposition anyway.

Formal coalitions really do not exist in Canada.
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