I am very confused.

Forêts fermées en N.-É. jugées «déraisonnables»: quel impact pour le N.-B.? La Cour suprême de Nouvelle-Écosse a jugé «déraisonnable» l’interdiction de pénétrer dans les forêts de cette province l’été dernier, une mesure visant à

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.? www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2...

It is a safe bet that the motion won't be debated after 4 pm next Tuesday.

The motion was never introduced as the MLA subsequently and controversially rejoined the government caucus.

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

Technically, it is still a minority government as the Clerk has not received the certificates of election nor have the new members taken the oath to be able to sit and vote.

So there would presumably be a delay before voting on the motion.

17(5)Where a candidate dies after the close of nomination and before the poll has closed, the Municipal Electoral Officer, upon being satisfied of the fact of the death, shall countermand notice of the poll and as soon as is practicable fix a date for a by-election to be held within three months after the election. 17(6)Where action is taken under subsection (5) in a municipality where candidates are elected by ward, the countermand and by-election shall be effective only with respect to the ward in which the candidate has died.

Due to the death of candidate in the election for Saint Andrews Ward 3

The s.17(5) of New Brunswick Municipal Elections Act requires the election for that ward to be cancelled and a new by-election called within 3 months #nbpoli #cdnlaw

Parliament Hill has its own micro climate with a wall of fog between West Block and Confederation.

Effective April 1st (no joke), the NB Cabinet now allows folks in a dinning room licensed premise to drink liquor while standing by repealing s.33 of NB Regulation 84-265. #nbpoli #cdnlaw

This information re the 2nd parliament is just silly. There is clearly a minority government and a majority government.

The 2nd and 14th* Parliaments also shifted from majority to minority and minority to majority respectively.

Granted the 14th is confusing.

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Very true!

*will have a majority government in 2 to 4 weeks when the winner of each election is published in the Canada Gazette and the individuals subsequently take their oath to be able to sit and vote.

There will be a phantom majority government for the next few weeks.

What does the decision desk predict?

With 5 polls reporting in Terrebonne, there is a 1 vote difference between the Bloc and Liberals.

A one seat majority government and the Speaker's casting vote: Governing by a thread A lack of clear precedent for how a Canadian House of Commons Speaker should vote at 3rd reading of bills and a procedural loophole for declared matters of confidence

New article discussing the history of the Speaker's casting vote and a BC precedent that creates a procedural loophole which may influence how a Canadian Speaker votes in the Commons. #cdnpoli #nbpoli #bcpoli #cdnlaw

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It exists in the form of the Energy Supplies Emergency Act.

A one seat majority government and the Speaker's casting vote: Governing by a thread A lack of clear precedent for how a Canadian House of Commons Speaker should vote at 3rd reading of bills and a procedural loophole for declared matters of confidence

New article discussing the history of the Speaker's casting vote and a BC precedent that creates a procedural loophole which may influence how a Canadian Speaker votes in the Commons. #cdnpoli #nbpoli #bcpoli #cdnlaw

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War disrupts Irving Oil’s longtime Saudi crude supply | CBC News New Brunswick-based Irving Oil is looking for new supply options as the U.S. war on Iran threatens one of its most reliable, and long-standing, sources of crude oil.

Irving Oil has been buying Saudi crude since the company’s Saint John refinery opened in 1960. Now that relationship is in jeopardy: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Speaker rules politicians can’t call each other eager beavers in Sask. legislature | CBC News The decision from Speaker Todd Goudy came during question period on Thursday before a vote on the 2026-27 provincial budget.

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Tolls for thee but not for me: Why the province of New Brunswick can presently place tolls on the Trans-Canada near the Nova Scotia boundary but not Québec. An agreement with the federal government places a 27 year ban on tolls for certain parts of the Trans-Canada Highway. However, New Brunswick can ask the Government of Canada to waive this provision.

Why New Brunswick can place tolls on the Trans-Canada near Nova Scotia but not Quebec. #nbpoli #tolls #nspoli

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For reference: section 9 of the New Brunswick Highway Corporation Act provides for the legislative framework for the province to establish a toll highway in the province including a scheme for enforcement. #nbpoli

Watching the New Brunswick Budget Speech on the Assembly's livestream and I can hear presumably cheering / noise from demonstrators outside of the Assembly. This is very loud given that folks are no longer allowed immediately next to the Legislative Assembly chamber windows. #nbpoli

Members of the Emergencies Act Parliamentary Review Committee (if constituted) would have access to certain classified material by virtue of their oath of secrecy.

"national emergency exists by reason of actual or anticipated shortages of petroleum or disturbances in the petroleum markets that affect or will affect the national security and welfare and the economic stability of Canada"

Worthwhile to bookmark the Energy Supplies Emergency Act and the mandatory Parliamentary debate and approval required should there be a national emergency requiring the government to ration or regulate the distribution of Petroleum products

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Vaughn Palmer: Speaker breaks tie to advance NDP's mess of a budget Vaughn Palmer: Vote shows that, however bad this budget is, the NDP can manage with its bare, one-seat majority

I keep updating my paper on the procedural implications of a one seat majority government in the House of Commons. BC keeps generating more precedents: sometimes in line with convention, sometimes not so much.

BC Speaker votes for budget #cdnpoli

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Regarding the frequency of amendments depending on whether there was a difference between majority control of both chambers, he found there wasn't a substantive difference. Although that finding should be viewed in the larger historical context and is from a different era than today.

Although in a much earlier book "the Senate of Canada" by George Ross notes that the frequency of amendments during majority control of both chambers didn't result in a complete absence of amendments but the Commons amended more Senate bills proportionally between 1867 and 1913!

The academic thesis to explain the fallows is that the Senate's influence shifted towards internal caucus discussions given the majority party control of both chambers.

The converse is the spike of amendments after a change in government to a different party.