A word about our confidence convention: it creates some unusual constitutional wrinkles, every time
It is Parliament's most important operative principle, the keystone to 'responsible government' which debuted in the Canadian colonies in 1848: although the executive derives its constitutional authority from the Crown, it must maintain the confidence of
Only five Canadian governments in the 20th century resigned on account of losing a confidence vote in Parliament. Paul Martin lost such a vote less than two years ago and Stephen Harper will likely lose one in the coming months. A confidence vote is the only way to bring about an election before ...
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