Prorogue

[chezmax]

The Governor General has agreed to prorogue parliament until late January.

I imagine there'll be quite a bit of intense campaigning, as the Conservatives will have to defend what they've done, and pass a confidence vote upon resuming parliament, and then again for their budget.

Comments

[tabascostar.livejournal.com]

=( Of course they would do that, wouldn't they?

[roju.livejournal.com]

I'm really surprised she agreed to. Lame. Lame of the conservatives to ask too.

[quatch.livejournal.com]

shes canadian enough to ensure that things progress slowly.

That said, its a good thing that there is nothing pressing for the gov. to be doing now. /sarcasm

[fallyn-angel.livejournal.com]

I'm really disappointed. Let's make this go on longer just when we need it over faster.

[roju.livejournal.com]

Nothing like dismissing Parliament against its wishes. How very Charles I.

[quatch.livejournal.com]

The only way this delay makes sense is if he wants another election when he is defeated.

This is not the birthday present I wanted.

[quatch.livejournal.com]

Your example was exicuted for high treason.

[taffer.livejournal.com]

Yay, another $300 million down the tubes.

[musesshadow.livejournal.com]

I was actually kind of surprised by the whole back-and-forth on this issue. Also surprised at the seeming number of people violently against a coalition government - guess they forget they're not voting for the prime minister...

Amused by those who think proportional representation would avoid this issue - you're MORE likely to have minority/coalition governments under this system. Single-Transferable-Vote, there's a system worth investigating.