House of Commons Procedure and Practice
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[51]: “We Twa”, Reminiscences of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, Volume II, London: W. Collins Sons & Co., 1925, pp. 32-4.
[52]: See “We Twa”, pp. 35-7, for a description of the circumstances from the Governor General’s point of view.
[53]: For an Australian example, see House of Representatives Practice, 3^rd ed., p. 87.
[54]: In early 1896, seven Ministers (half the Cabinet) resigned and it took several days to reconstruct the Cabinet (see Debates, January 7 to 15, 1896, cols. 5-71). The death or dismissal of several Ministers could result in similar circumstances for the government, and thus a similar adjournment of the proceedings in the House, should it be sitting at the time.
[55]: See, for example, Journals, January 7 to 15, 1896, pp. 7-13, and Debates, January 7 to 15, 1896, cols. 5-71. See also Bourinot, 2^nd ed., pp. 795-6.
[56]: See, for example, Debates, November 5 to 7, 1873, pp. 781-7, and June 8, 1891, cols. 888-91. See also Journals, June 28, 1926, p. 483.
[57]: See Debates, November 5 to 7, 1873, pp. 781-7, and June 28, 1926, pp. 5096-7.
[58]: See Speaker’s ruling, Debates, June 28, 1926, p. 5096. See also Bourinot, 4^th ed., p. 355.
[59]: See, for example, Debates, November 7, 1873, pp. 785-6 (following resignation of Macdonald); June 16, 1891, cols. 891-2 (following death of Macdonald); January 15, 1896, cols. 69-71 (following resolution of Bowell Cabinet crisis); and Journals, June 29, 1926, pp. 485-6 (following resignation of Mackenzie King).