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Charlatan · 02-09-2006, 10:00 AM

By the way, I checked and you can appoint someone from the Senate as part of the Cabinet (I didn't look for other examples of this) and you can also appoint unelected people to the Cabinet (Brian Tobin was oppointed to the Cabinet 3 months prior to winning his seat in a by-election).

That said, convention dictates that the members of cabinet in an effort to deliver "responsible government", as mentioned in the preamble of our Constitution, should sit in the House of Commons where they will face the house (i.e. in Question Period).

Highthief... Harper probably didn't owe that 'dude' any favours.

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Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	By the way, I checked and you can appoint someone from the Senate as part of the Cabinet (I didn't look for other examples of this) and you can also appoint unelected people to the Cabinet (Brian Tobin was oppointed to the Cabinet 3 months prior to winning his seat in a by-election). That said, convention dictates that the members of cabinet in an effort to deliver "responsible government", as mentioned in the preamble of our Constitution, should sit in the House of Commons where they will face the house (i.e. in Question Period). Highthief... Harper probably didn't owe that 'dude' any favours. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke Last edited by Charlatan; 04-10-2006 at 12:32 PM.. Reason: typos...