The hon. Gentleman who spoke last night, and who belonged to the Commission, (Sir G. Grey) said, that he had wished for the adoption of more decisive measures; but that now he did not think the conduct of the Government had any assignable effect in producing the Crisis in Canada.

That situation created a fundamental constitutional Crisis in Canada.

This House will deal with a constitutional Crisis in Canada.

The Crisis in Canada arose because there had been an agreed all-party deal on substantially enhanced state funding for the political parties in return for draconian controls on donations and spending.

Currently, there is something of a constitutional Crisis in Canada over exactly the same questions: what is a vote of confidence, when is a vote a vote of confidence, how is it defined and who has the power to make that definition?