Could the second-place finisher wind up forming government in Ottawa next time out?
The next federal election is theoretically still a long way off, but there is already speculation that a certain potential outcome of the vote could set off constitutional alarm bells.
The idea of the second-place finisher in an election forming government may strike some folks back East as preposterous, but one needs to look back only recently in history to find a precedent, and it occurred right here in B.C. So, despite every indication they were doomed to failure, Clark and the B.C. Liberals remained on the government side of the legislature chamber, helped choose a Speaker and delivered a Throne Speech that sounded like the recitation of the Green Party’s election platform .
According to the book A Matter of Confidence, authors Richard Zussman and Rob Shaw wrote that Clark advised her to call another election, arguing an NDP-Green alliance could not effectively govern. Guichon declined her suggestion and instead turned to Horgan — the leader of the party that finished second — to lead the government.
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