Elizabeth May is apparently open to being Speaker.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/green-partys-elizabeth-may-open-to-running-for-house-speaker-joining-carney-cabinet/
Yes and no. While it is very a useful tool for a minority government, it has only happened three times, and has only by Conservatives, incidentally. MPs are under no obligation to run for Speaker and have the right to decline by submitting a letter the day before the vote. So there is no...
The King-Byng Affair was a result of that, when Governor General Byng refused a request for an election and appointed the Conservatives as the government.
And King immediately forced a no confidence motion after three days.
Meanwhile, we've ordered the P-8 Poseidon based on the 737. The logical choice would be the E-7 for commonality of parts, maintenance, pilot qualifications, especially if they're stationed at the same bases as the P-8s, plus commonality with allies and the ability to get parts in just about any...
The M16 is the only one of those three that was actually good from the start, only hampered by the wrong powder being used and no cleaning kit being issued (Eugene Stoner was shocked by that and had just assumed the Army would supply one), with minor incremental improvements being made along the...
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