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- Title: Determining the Official Opposition in New Brunswick and the House of Commons.
- Author : Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Release Date : January 22, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 253 KB
Description
Normally the question of who forms the official opposition does not arise because the party winning the second largest number of seats automatically assumes the role. The solution is less clear when opposition parties are tied or are of nearly equal standing. Since 1994 there have been two cases, one in Ottawa and one in New Brunswick where the Speaker was called upon to settle a dispute over who should be the official opposition. This article looks at the two rulings. Deciding the official opposition is not an issue that can fully be grasped in isolation. No matter how interesting or bizarre the facts of each individual case may be, they all stem from the broader, underlying issue of recognizing political parties in a parliamentary forum.