Saturday, January 16, 2010
Only in Canada: Harper's prorogation is a Canadian thing
Yappa Ding Ding: Only in Canada: Harper's prorogation is a Canadian thing
Go searching for the last time a Westminster-style parliament was shut down to free its leaders from unwanted censure or scrutiny — and you'll end right back in Canada, where you started.
It turns out, no other English-speaking nation with a system of government like ours — not Britain, Australia or New Zealand — has ever had its parliament prorogued in modern times, so that its ruling party could avoid an investigation, or a vote of confidence, by other elected legislators.
Only three times has this happened, all in Canada ...
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