But there are a ton of powers that the governing party can exercise regardless of the will of Parliament (ie. not subject to any vote) in a minority or majority situation, ie. appointing members to the panel that determines "Correctional Service procedures" as in this case. And the last time I checked, the only party in government that ever reached out to the other parties in a minority situation is the Liberal Party, ie. Pearson in the mid 60's, Trudeau '72-'74, and then Martin in 2005 until the NDP turned their backs for 10 extra seats. The Conservatives have only used the bulldozer approach in minority governments, ie. everything a confidence vote, you're with us or it's an election. :::hits five-hole:::