Sunday, January 10, 2010

Just wondering

One of the major problems with prorogation is the presumed inability to reconvene Parliament to deal with an emergency if one comes up. And with the Olympics set to take place on Canadian soil during the Harper Holiday, there's particular reason for concern if there's absolutely no way to pass emergency legislation if needed.

So I'll toss out a question which I'm not sure has yet been dealt with directly: is it actually impossible to reconvene Parliament during a period of prorogation, or merely unprecedented? (Put another way, if prorogation takes place purely on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, can the PM also reverse course and issue a new order to the GG?) Or are we completely out of luck if Harper's choice leaves no way for even all-party agreement to pass needed legislation while the world's eyes are on Canada?

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