Sveinson crossed the floor in 1983[2] and was, for a time, the only Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Saskatchewan Liberal Party,[3] but he was ousted from the party in 1985 as a result of apparent disagreements between Sveinson and Ralph Goodale (then leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal party) over legislative questioning tactics.[4]
Oral questions during question period were a tactic used by opposition members to question the government. An oversight allowed Sveinson to continue with his oral questioning preventing an orderly closure to question period thus stopping the business of the house. The rules allowed question period to continue indefinitely. The purpose was to force the government to settle with constituents who had financial promises from the provincial government unfulfilled.
He subsequently convinced Progressive Conservative MLA, Lloyd Hampton to join him in Opposition.[5] This gave the WCC two seats in the legislature, enough to receive official party standing, and therefore a research budget paid for by the Legislature. Official party status gave the two members research funding to provide effective opposition. Subsequently, the rules were changed to prevent future use of this tactic.
The WCC was split over whether to accept the two new members: the party leader supported accepting them, while the party president was opposed. After a few months, Sveinson and Hampton were expelled from the party.
bill, sveinson, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bill Sveinson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message William Martin Sveinson July 7 1946 December 17 2020 was a Canadian professional poker player and politician Sveinson served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA in Saskatchewan 1 He was first elected under the Conservatives in 1982 and represented the riding of Regina North West Bill SveinsonMember of the Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanIn office 1982 1986Preceded byJohn SolomonSucceeded byJohn SolomonConstituencyRegina North WestPersonal detailsBorn 1946 07 07 July 7 1946Wadena SaskatchewanDiedDecember 17 2020 2020 12 17 aged 74 Edmonton AlbertaPolitical partyProgressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan until 1983 Saskatchewan Liberal Party 1983 1985 Western Canada Concept Party of SaskatchewanAlma materUniversity of Saskatchewan Sveinson crossed the floor in 1983 2 and was for a time the only Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA for the Saskatchewan Liberal Party 3 but he was ousted from the party in 1985 as a result of apparent disagreements between Sveinson and Ralph Goodale then leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal party over legislative questioning tactics 4 Oral questions during question period were a tactic used by opposition members to question the government An oversight allowed Sveinson to continue with his oral questioning preventing an orderly closure to question period thus stopping the business of the house The rules allowed question period to continue indefinitely The purpose was to force the government to settle with constituents who had financial promises from the provincial government unfulfilled Sveinson continued to sit as an independent MLA until he joined the Western Canada Concept Party of Saskatchewan in 1986 The WCC had no members in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan at that time The WCC advocated the separation from Canada of the four western provinces British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba He subsequently convinced Progressive Conservative MLA Lloyd Hampton to join him in Opposition 5 This gave the WCC two seats in the legislature enough to receive official party standing and therefore a research budget paid for by the Legislature Official party status gave the two members research funding to provide effective opposition Subsequently the rules were changed to prevent future use of this tactic The WCC was split over whether to accept the two new members the party leader supported accepting them while the party president was opposed After a few months Sveinson and Hampton were expelled from the party His political tenure ended with the 1986 provincial election Sveinson died on December 17 2020 6 References edit Guide Parlementaire Canadien 1986 Sask Tory Defects To Liberals Grit Stalls Debate On Bill To Strip Thatcher Of House Seat Grits Oust Sveinson EISLER DALE A search for labor peace Maclean s FEBRUARY 3 1986 Maclean s The Complete Archive Retrieved 2020 10 04 Remembering the life of William SVEINSON Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Sveinson amp oldid 1169745758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
