> If it does not pass, the government has lost confidence, has no right to rule, and an election must be called. Generally an election is called, but theoretic

> If it does not pass, the government has lost confidence, has no right to rule, and an election must be called. Generally an election is called, but theoretically the Crown may ask another political party to see they can get enough votes together to pass legislation. If the current governing party has a majority of seats, then there is obviously no way that any other party can. But if (as now) the currently governing party does not have a majority of seats and are part of a coalition/agreement, then another party could try forming a coalition. Minority governments have been relatively rare in Canada, and so the 'proper' actions on what to do during them aren't part of the cultural zeitgeist, which can lead to drama: * https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/king-byng-affair https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/king-byng-... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King–Byng_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King–Byng_affair * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008–2009_Canadian_parliamentary_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008–2009_Canadian_parliamenta...