government formation
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Still First Past the Post
The Court of Appeal for Ontario upholds the constitutionality of Canada’s election system Continue reading
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And Again
Confidence, not head counts, is the key to responsible government Continue reading
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Government Formation, Revisited
The orthodox understanding of the conventions of government formation is better than its populist rival Continue reading
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Conventions from on High
A couple of weeks ago, I published a post arguing that the conventions of government formation in Canada did not give any special entitlement to the party winning a plurality of seats at a general election ― just like these same conventions in the UK and in New Zealand. That post invited responses from the Continue reading
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Rules Matter
Why the rules of government formation are the way they are, and why they matter Continue reading
Double Aspect 