Canada's Muzzled Scientists Can Speak Freely Again

Re:Canada's Muzzled Scientists Can Speak Freely Again by cperciva on Sunday November 15, 2015 @08:43AM (#10569578)

the Greens, NDP, Liberals i.e. any other part of the government not in power

You seem to be getting government and parliament confused here.

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Re:Canada's Muzzled Scientists Can Speak Freely Again by jolipparcreek on Sunday November 15, 2015 @09:04AM (#10569633)

I know the difference which is why I specified not in power. The Greens, NDP, Liberals had elected members in the Canadian system of governance. If you want to be pedantic and argue that government in a parliamentary system refers to the party with the most seats in parliament and in control of the executive branch then go ahead. I find that pointless as you're ignoring the main thrust of my argument.

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Re:Canada's Muzzled Scientists Can Speak Freely Again by cperciva on Sunday November 15, 2015 @09:31AM (#10569680)

If you want to be pedantic and argue that government in a parliamentary system refers to the party with the most seats in parliament

Not even that. Canada currently has 338 MPs, 184 of whom are members of the Liberal Party; but only 31 of them -- the Prime Minister and 30 other Ministers -- are part of the government.

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Re:Canada's Muzzled Scientists Can Speak Freely Again by zulu365 on Monday November 16, 2015 @10:12AM (#10574826)

> the Prime Minister and 30 other Ministers -- are part of the government

That is only the executive branch of the government.

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