My sense is he'd be a fine Speaker. He has enormous experience and knows the traditions of the House. Whether he'll be elected is not certain but he'd be good if he is:
What your senses should tell you is that his decision to run is a betrayal to his party and to his constituency.
The real issue is not whether he'd make a great speaker.The issue is about how the opposition holds the gov't's feet to the fire.
This illustrates why less than 50% bothered to vote. You are feeding this disillusionment with your torque on this developement.
I understand fully why privately (and publicly) Liberals love this. But, political party members represent <3% of the population. The rest of us demand better from co-workers,friends and family.
He proved this morning on the radio that he does not know parlimentary process, and does not understand its conventions. Klees stated that in the event of a tie he would do "what he felt was right for Ontario". That is in fact not the job of the speaker. The speaker, by convention, votes either to maintain the status quo, or to continue debate. In the event of a tie on a confidence motion, tradition and convention point to voting with the government. Mr Klees' failure to understand this principle makes him unqualified to be the Speaker.
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What your senses should tell you is that his decision to run is a betrayal to his party and to his constituency.
The real issue is not whether he'd make a great speaker.The issue is about how the opposition holds the gov't's feet to the fire.
This illustrates why less than 50% bothered to vote. You are feeding this disillusionment with your torque on this developement.
I understand fully why privately (and publicly) Liberals love this. But, political party members represent <3% of the population. The rest of us demand better from co-workers,friends and family.
He proved this morning on the radio that he does not know parlimentary process, and does not understand its conventions. Klees stated that in the event of a tie he would do "what he felt was right for Ontario". That is in fact not the job of the speaker. The speaker, by convention, votes either to maintain the status quo, or to continue debate. In the event of a tie on a confidence motion, tradition and convention point to voting with the government. Mr Klees' failure to understand this principle makes him unqualified to be the Speaker.
Perhaps it wasn't obvious -- my post was somewhat tongue in cheek
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