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Old 04-13-2011, 04:59 PM   #1651
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Originally Posted by SebC View Post
A mandate to govern comes from a majority. Period. Which the Conservatives do not have, despite your attempt to redefine "majority". Period. A plurality only gives you first crack at finding majority support in the House. Period.
Ignoring, of course, the over a century of tradition that Canada has built up that the party who wins the election forms the government.

Also, the Queen has the right to overthrow the entire government? It IS the letter of the law, regardless of convention, right?
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