A CANADIAN CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?
The House of Commons has passed a motion that calls for the Liberal government to resign, but the Liberals are shrugging it off as only procedural.
The vote, which passed 153-150, is one of several attempts by the opposition to bring down what has become a shaky minority government under Prime Minister Paul Martin. Though the Liberals tried hard to block the Opposition Conservative motion, they are sticking to their view that losing it doesn’t mean they’ve lost the confidence of the House of Commons.
(Via Newsbeat 1.) Steven Taylor has more here and here, and Ed Morrissey has further thoughts. Is Canada now a banana republic? I think it’s still a bit early to proclaim that.
UPDATE: This is cool — a Canadian M.P. blogging from the floor via his Blackberry.