(Canadian) Government expected to fall

[marmar]

from CBC News:




The federal government is expected to fall from power Friday afternoon, with opposition MPs saying they'll vote to show they've lost confidence in the Conservatives.

The Liberal Party gave notice earlier this week they'll put forward a motion of non-confidence in Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government. If it passes, the government will fall and Canadians will head to the polls.

The motion says the House agrees with a committee report tabled earlier this week that found the government in contempt of Parliament, "which is unprecedented in Canadian parliamentary history, and consequently the House has lost confidence in the Government."

It comes after Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe said their parties wouldn't vote in favour of the federal budget tabled Tuesday. The government can fall if they lose either vote. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/03/25/pol-confidence-vote.html

[xchrom]

1. don't let the door hit ya on the way out, harper. nt

[Joe Bacon]

2. Sometimes I wish we had a parliamentary form of government here.

If we did, Walker, Kasich, Scott, Corbett would all be on the way to the EXIT sign! Along with Boner...

[Betty Karlson]

3. O yes! And proportional representation too.

That way the voters left of the centre would get some representation as well.

[loudsue]

4. Hear hear!! Parliamentary government is better than the 2 party system.

There's just too much corruption this way.