29 Weeks Pregnant With Pressure

At 10 days of the election deadline

I do not think I am right in telling you that if the trend continues, the election of 26 March 2007 could be historic. Indeed, if we exclude the short experience of 1878-1879, Quebec could appear for the first time a minority government.

Being a great democrat and have already lived in Europe, I am among those who believe that a minority government is an opportunity for the ruling party to show more flexibility. The ruling party can no longer be subjected to the arrogance or the dictatorship of the parliamentary majority. For once, we can see a true collaboration between the incumbent and opposition parties, and ultimately it is the people who will be winning. However, it is also true that opposition parties could band together to demand unreasonable demands, by threatening an election. There is nothing perfect. Moreover, the parliamentary system is not perfect.

But the side of the ideological currents, the next election could finally force the opening of various currents of thought in the National Assembly. In 2003, despite 18.2% of the vote and 4 seats (a fifth was added), the ruling party and opposition official flatly gagged the ADQ. The rules of the National Assembly shall ensure that, to be recognized parliamentary group, have time to speak and adequate operating budgets, you must be at least 20% of the popular vote and 12 deputies. This does nothing to make exceptions, as did Rene Levesque in 1976 recognizing the National Union as a parliamentary group (with 11 seats and 15% of the vote). Being absolutely not PQ, I have to go to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to recognize the value of Democrat had Rene Levesque.

For statistics, most of the time, the National Assembly has acknowledged that two parliamentary groups within its walls (that is to say the ruling party and opposition official). However, in the years 1935-1936, the Liberal Party, the liberal National Action Party and Conservative parties cohabited. Much later, in 1970, there are 4 groups in the presence of parliamentarians in the National Assembly, the Liberal Party of Robert Bourassa, the National Union, the Social Credit Rally and the Parti Quebecois (which took 7 seats).

short, paris are open and very clever who correctly guess the outcome of elections! In closing: Go vote! More than ever, every vote counts!