Canada
Related: About this forumThis may be why Canada has less bullshit than the US: question period.
The opposition asks a question of the government a day before in writing, the Government has to answer as they can't claim they don't know. Things get diffused.
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Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)In writing though. Just a lot of zingers.
applegrove
(123,132 posts)can claim they aren't prepared for the initial question the next day when it is asked out loud in question period.
Haggard Celine
(17,026 posts)It would probably be more efficient, but I don't know how things would shake out between the parties. I don't know about how the court system would work in a parliamentary system. The main reform I'd like to see in the federal courts is an age limit and/or a term limit. Lifetime appointments are too much for people who live as long as they do these days.
applegrove
(123,132 posts)in the US. Mostly at this point norms should be followed. That would go a long way. Voting rights legislation too needs to be passed.
Bev54
(11,917 posts)their cues from republicans in the US, with personal insults.