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Old 12-02-2008, 10:11 AM   #944
Phaneuf3
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I believe it would. Typically government is not supposed to function with vacant seats, usually a by-election is called, but when its enough to constitute a lack of responsible government, an election has to be called.

Problem with that strategy is Joe Sixpack and the Central Canada Dufus Club are likely to blame the Conservatives for the election and not the coalition.
It would be pretty hard not to blame them. Also, is there precedent for this? I would think it would be a pretty dangerous one to set. It would basically mean that no government (even a majority) is stable anymore and if you think there was regional divides before....
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