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Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | yesterday
In a 2004 letter Stephen Harper sought to become Prime Minister without an election. Mr. Harper's 2004 letter to then-Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson requested that she turn to him if Paul Martin's newly elected government were defeated in the Commons. Harper wrote: "We respectfully point out that the opposition parties, who together constitute a majority in the House, have been in close...
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BIG BLUE WAVE (Free subscription) | yesterday
... could not choose to appoint the winner of an election. I feel it is patently unfair that the Governor-General is answerable to no one for behaviour. If we are disatisfied with her choices, there is nothing we the people can do about it. The anti-democratic nature of that office should be patently obvious. It should be every Canadian's right to vote for the people who govern them.
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Market Wire - Government: National (Free subscription) | yesterday
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, arrived in the Czech Republic on Saturday, November 29, 2008, for a five-day visit as part of her State visit to four European countries.
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David Frum's Diary (Free subscription) | yesterday
Monday, December 01, 2008The Stakes for Canada's Governor GeneralThe person who will decide whether the Liberal Party of Canada gets to resume power, without an intervening election, in the aftermath of its worst electoral defeat in a generation is ... Cozy!
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Canadian Christian Conservative (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
I encourage you to write a letter to her as well... To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. Governor General of Canada, Greetings Your Excellency, I am writing to You today to express my grave misgivings regarding the impending attempt by the Opposition parties to override the results of the 40th General Election, which occurred only weeks ago. In
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Canadian Christian Conservative (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Unless the Governor General does the right thing and calls an election, it looks like we're going down next week. As such, I thought I should get out there and remind all my fellow Tories of what we need to do in the event that we do find ourselves in Opposition... 1) Everyone needs to take a chill-pill... especially those who think we should be looking for a new leader. A change in leadership...
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Daimnation! (Free subscription) | yesterday
Norman Spector says dissolve Parliament and call an election, if the opposition do not back down: [...] An election, while costly, would present Canadians with a clear choice between Mr. Harper's Conservatives and the coalition being proposed by the three...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, concluded Canada's State visit to Hungary with a moving ceremony commemorating Canada's role in welcoming 40 000 Hungarian refugees following the 1956 Revolution. This morning, the Governor General and His Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond were joined by His Worship Dr. Gabor Demszky,...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Earlier today, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, delivered a keynote address on the theme of "Solidarity in a Global World" at Comenius University, in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Governor General is in Bratislava as part of a State visit to four European countries, which takes place from November 24 to December...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 11/27/08 -- Earlier today, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, delivered a keynote address on the theme of "Solidarity in a Global World" at Comenius University, in Bratislava, Slovakia..
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David Akin's On the Hill (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Governor General Michaëlle Jean is out of the country right now on a state visit to some eastern European countries . Today, she's in Slovakia visiting a church and an art gallery and tomorrow she is in the Czech Republic where she has a series of events scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, it's off to Slovenia until next Saturday when she returns home. Of course, Mme Jean...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) The following footage and photos of the Governor General's activities today in Budapest, Hungary, have been posted and are now available to media:
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The Shotgun (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
It looks like the sitting Prime Minister, Mr. Harper, will be replaced by a coalition government at the whim of the Governor-General. Has this happened before? Students of history will recall the King-Byng Affair of 1926, which could be re-enacted...
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Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
When they taught us in primary school about our Governor General, they always referred to the position as symbolic and merely a figurehead with no actual power. Canada is, after all, a democratic nation, and the Governor General is merely a tip of the hat to the Queen of England... a bow to our nation's royal roots. This crazy coalition government proposal is gaining steam, and it's...
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Political Staples (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
for an election. And I have sent an email to the Governor-General asking her for such an immediate election....
