Harper to seek prorogation of Parliament
Newsbot @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:18 am
Title: Harper to seek prorogation of Parliament
Category: Political
Posted By: HaRdLy
Date: 2013-08-19 11:16:00
Canadian
HaRdLy @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:18 am
Here we go again.....
DrCaleb @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:21 am
HaRdLy HaRdLy:
Here we go again.....
Where are we going? (and why am I in this handbasket?)
OnTheIce @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:29 am
Why is this news? Prorogation is a part of the business of the HOC.
DrCaleb @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:32 am
^^ 'Zactly.
jj2424 @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:05 pm
who does he think he is!!!! Dalton McGuilty,, Bob Rae?...jean Chretien?
Conservatives aren't allowed to prorogue parliament 
ShepherdsDog @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 2:23 pm
Oh god he's gone proRogue!! Curtsy poo is going to need an entire Glad Xlarge freezer bag of Ganjah he'll be so upset.
CDN_PATRIOT @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 2:49 pm
OnTheIce OnTheIce:
Why is this news? Prorogation is a part of the business of the HOC.
Slow day at the CBC.
-J.
Curtman @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:34 pm
ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:
Oh god he's gone proRogue!! Curtsy poo is going to need an entire Glad Xlarge freezer bag of Ganjah he'll be so upset.
Why? It's not like they are doing it to avoid a inquiry into torture allegations, or to avoid debating numerous bills.
P.S. Don't use freezer bags. Find a nice glass canning jar. It works much better.
Curtman @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:41 pm
CDN_PATRIOT CDN_PATRIOT:
OnTheIce OnTheIce:
Why is this news? Prorogation is a part of the business of the HOC.
Slow day at the CBC.
-J.
You'd think they would have the time to fact check if it was...
$1:
It will be the third time since Harper took office in 2006 that he has sought prorogation. He first used the tactic in 2008 to successfully out-maneouvre the opposition's attempt to unseat him and form a coalition government. He prorogued again in 2010
They forgot about 2007, which was an uneventful prorogue like this one.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/200 ... ogued.html
$1:
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday he will ask Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean to prorogue Parliament, short-circuiting the current session, which was set to resume Sept. 17.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday he will ask Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean to prorogue Parliament, short-circuiting the current session, which was set to resume Sept. 17.
Nobody cared then either.
BartSimpson @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:52 pm
Is he going to prorogue all of them? 
Curtman @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:56 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
Is he going to prorogue all of them?
Probably not, the next one will hopefully end in non-confidence with his backbench reform candidates starting the re-reform party.
ShepherdsDog @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:57 pm
$1:
Under the Liberal governments from Pearson to Chretien, parliament was prorogued fifteen times. Strange, how this little tidbit is ignored.Jean Chretien prorogued Parliament four times during his time as Prime Minister: February 5, 1996; September 18, 1999; September 16, 2002; and November 12, 2003.
* On each occasion, the Liberals killed their own legislation. Several bills ended up dying over and over again due to Liberals proroguing Parliament or calling early elections.
* September 16, 2002 – After a summer of Liberal in-fighting and Jean Chretien being forced to announce his planned retirement date in August, Chretien prorogued Parliament, killing legislation so that he could unveil his legacy agenda.
* According [to] Eddie Goldenberg, Chretien decided to have a Throne Speech just to test the will of the Martinite forces who were trying to push him out early: Chretien was happy. “I like that. It is exactly what we just discussed. Prepare me a statement. But just one more thing,” said the old fox. “I want a Throne Speech in the fall. The government will stand or fall on it. If they want to vote against me on it, then it is the one case in which I will run again.” (Eddie Goldenberg, The Way it Works, p. 380)
* November 12, 2003 – Jean Chretien announced that Parliament was prorogued on the eve of the Liberal leadership convention (so Chretien and Martin didn’t have to sit together in the House of Commons and face a dispute over who was Prime Minister). Martin did not become Prime Minister until December 12, 2003 and Parliament did not resume until February 2, 2004 – almost four months later
And by the way, Chretien prorogued Parliament in November, 2003, to avoid having to face the AG's report on what happened with the Liberal Party and Adscam, and thus allowing Paul Martin to answer for what occurred under Chretien's term as PM.
* On each occasion, the Liberals killed their own legislation. Several bills ended up dying over and over again due to Liberals proroguing Parliament or calling early elections.
* September 16, 2002 – After a summer of Liberal in-fighting and Jean Chretien being forced to announce his planned retirement date in August, Chretien prorogued Parliament, killing legislation so that he could unveil his legacy agenda.
* According [to] Eddie Goldenberg, Chretien decided to have a Throne Speech just to test the will of the Martinite forces who were trying to push him out early: Chretien was happy. “I like that. It is exactly what we just discussed. Prepare me a statement. But just one more thing,” said the old fox. “I want a Throne Speech in the fall. The government will stand or fall on it. If they want to vote against me on it, then it is the one case in which I will run again.” (Eddie Goldenberg, The Way it Works, p. 380)
* November 12, 2003 – Jean Chretien announced that Parliament was prorogued on the eve of the Liberal leadership convention (so Chretien and Martin didn’t have to sit together in the House of Commons and face a dispute over who was Prime Minister). Martin did not become Prime Minister until December 12, 2003 and Parliament did not resume until February 2, 2004 – almost four months later
And by the way, Chretien prorogued Parliament in November, 2003, to avoid having to face the AG's report on what happened with the Liberal Party and Adscam, and thus allowing Paul Martin to answer for what occurred under Chretien's term as PM.
OnTheIce @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:23 pm
Curtman Curtman:
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
Is he going to prorogue all of them?
Probably not, the next one will hopefully end in non-confidence with his backbench reform candidates starting the re-reform party.
All that weed is making you hallucinate. Better tell the Dr. that you have some side effects.
Zipperfish @ Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:24 pm
Surely, it is the end times.