The Proposed Amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution - By the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties

The proposed amendment to Section 145 of the Constitution proposes that “a notice of motion of no confidence must be given three months before it being moved and it must be supported or endorsed by a third of the seats in parliament [(1/3)x111=37], which mathematically equates to 37 seats out of the 111 seats. This is intended to make ACCOUNTABILITY of the Executive arm of the government very difficult or less likely.
The Constitution initially required only 7 days’ notice with only one-tenth supporting. In 2013, the O’Neill-Dion government through an amendment to Section 145 increased the notice period to 1 month with 21 seats out of the 111 seats supporting.
In the event that a motion of no confidence is successful, an additional proposed “SMALL ADDITION” to Section 145 of the Constitution ensures that only a MP or MP’s from the party invited by the Head of State to form government following the last general election shall be nominated to be candidate(s) for the Prime Minister’s post to the exclusion of all other MP’s and political parties.
This is inconsistent to the participatory democracy our Constitution calls for. This amendment has the potential to fundamentally change the democratic style and system of government we now enjoy to an autocratic and potentially a dictatorial style of government.