Is a ban on floor-crossing politicians unconstitutional?
Former federal minister Steven Fletcher says a Manitoba law banning the practice infringes on his freedoms—and the rights of his constituents
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Don Desserud
Two questions for Stephen Harper (III)
After interviewing Mr. Layton and Mr. Ignatieff , Peter Mansbridge will sit down with Mr. Harper on Thursday. Assuming that the...
Stephen Harper and constitutional convention
Tom Flanagan, a former advisor to Mr. Harper, is asked for his opinion on the 2004 gambit . Meanwhile, John Geddes talks to Don...
"An odd (!) understanding" of how Parliament works
As I did yesterday , I turn to Prof. Don Desserud, the University of New Brunswick expert on our parliamentary system, for...
Who gets to govern? Venturing deep into the post-May 2 scenario weeds
The question, it seems to me, is a simple one: can the party that didn’t win the most seats in a Canadian election legitimately...