“Finally, it should also be noted that the very existence of a bicameral legislature is itself another defence of the status quo.”

—  Thomas Flanagan (political scientist)

Source: Game Theory and Canadian Politics (1998), Chapter 8, Staying Power of the Status Quo, p. 138

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