Constitutional Lawyer specializing in Parliamentary & Emergency Management Law. Historian & procedural nerd. NBer All tweets my own misinformed exotic opinion.
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9 Jun 2023
Party discipline is generally so rigid in New Brunswick that disagreeing with a motion to adjourn the house may be viewed by some as a revolt or a rebellion causing an election.
This is very silly and not an accurate reflection of the constitutional order. #nbpoli
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Jun 9
Thank you @OurCommons for correcting the error. The Governor General is appointed by the King not the Prime Minister. #cdnpoli #cdncrown 👇
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RT @OurCommons: Correction: We've removed an earlier post that incorrectly described how the Governor General is appointed. The Governor Ge…
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Jun 8
The Governor General is appointed by the King, on the advice of the Prime Minister. #cdncrown #cdnpoli #parliamentbasics
Please correct 👇
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Jun 1
This application for judicial review is unlikely to be successful.
The laws regarding an MP's sessional allowance are quite clear and Parliamentary Privilege means it is up to the House of Commons itself not the individual MP to grant an exception. #cdnpoli #nbpoli #cdnlaw
Jun 1
NEW from me...
New Brunswick MP wants federal court to order Ottawa not to pay him
In his latest move in a crusade to forgo a mandated House of Commons pay raise, Mike Dawson is seeking a federal court judicial review to block it
tj.news/new-brunswick/new-br…
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Jun 1
This application for judicial review is unlikely to be successful.
The laws regarding an MP's sessional allowance are quite clear and Parliamentary Privilege means it is up to the House of Commons itself not the individual MP to grant an exception. #cdnpoli #nbpoli #cdnlaw
N.B. Conservative MP goes to court to fight his own pay raise cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bruns… by @poitrasCBC
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May 22
Will the Alberta independence referendum question trigger section 1 of the Clarity Act requiring the House of Commons to consider within 30 days whether the question is clear? Likely? #abpoli #cdnpoli #cdnlaw
May 22
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has added this referendum question to be voted on October 19th
“Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?”
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May 22
There are a variety of a list of factors to consider including whether there is a clear expression of the will of the people, the views of provincial assemblies, aboriginal representatives.
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May 22
If the question is not clear, there is no obligation on the government of Canada to negotiate.
Given the nature of the proposed question is to hold a separate legally binding referendum question, that is likely the end of the inquiry for this issue under the clarity act.
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Apr 29
RT @sarobertsonca: King Charles: "In just a few weeks, the United States and Canada will be among those to welcome the world as hosts of th…
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Apr 24
In the more recent 2003 funding agreement for the completion of TransCanada Highway, the federal government allows tolls but they must apply to all drivers regardless of province, and an alternative route be made available. #nbpoli
Apr 24
UPDATED with Holt's reaction...
Prime minister weighs in on New Brunswick’s toll plan, suggesting it amounts to interprovincial trade barrier, vows 'pressure' for changes tj.news/new-brunswick/breaki…
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Apr 24
This is covers areas of the upper Saint John river Valley but is a change from the original "no tolls" provision negotiated in 1997.
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Apr 22
Mes commentaires fait à Acadie Nouvelle sur les raisons pour lesquelles l'interdiction des feux de forêt au Nouveau-Brunswick diffère de celle de la Nouvelle-Écosse #nbpoli
Forêts fermées en N.-É. jugées «déraisonnables»: quel impact pour le N.-B.? acadienouvelle.com/actualite…
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In 2006, after a government MLA quit caucus altering the balance of power in the New Brunswick Assembly, the opposition proposed changing committee composition to reflect the new minority government. #nbpoli
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Apr 17
Note that New Brunswick's forest ban was far more proportional than Nova Scotia's. It only applied to provincial Crown Lands unlike Nova Scotia which applied to all forested lands. #nbpoli
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RT @JoshDehaas: BREAKING:
We won our constitutional challenge.
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has agreed with the @CDNConstFound that l…
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