[Lancey Howard]

A prime minister's request to temporarily suspend parliament had never been turned down, but nor had such a request been made

LMAO!!

[Clive]

BBC Article said:
"A prime minister's request to temporarily suspend parliament had never been turned down, but nor had such a request been made"

Lancey Howard wrote: "LMAO!!"

Aunties understanding of Canadian political history is a bit imperfect.

Harper caused parliament to be prorogued in August 2007 to prevent Royal Assent of a bill that the opposition had combined to pass that would have unrealistically required Canada to implement the Kyoto accord, something which Grit governments had failed to do over more than a decade. Prorogue kills any unfinished business on the Order Papers of both the House and the Senate and kills any Bill that has been passed but had not yet received Royal Assent.

Also, the Grits beloved 'ti Jean had more than once used prorogue for partisan political purposes, the latest having been to attempt to frustrate timely delivery of an Auditor General's report on the sponsorship scandal.