OTTAWA - Canada's parliamentary opposition reacted with outrage yesterday after Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down the legislature until Jan. 26, seeking to forestall a no-confidence vote that he was sure to lose and, possibly, provoking a constitutional crisis. Full Story »
Posted by Naomi Isler
This is a very unusual situation for generally boring Canadian politics to present to the public. In my opinion, it is outrageous for the Prime Minister to prorogue Parliament strictly for the purpose of avoiding a vote of non-confidence by the house. I was quite surprised the our Governor General agreed to ascent to such a request. According to my understanding, Parliament should never be interfered with if it is for the purpose of protecting one particular party or government in ... More »
I don't know if it's what we'd call 'quality' - but it points out a major issue happening just to our North in a place where we thought stability was a given. And we know so little about the place - how many of us could name the prime minister?
Whoa Canada??? This only supposed to happen in dictatorships miles away! I think the last time this was tried in a major English speaking country (pardonnez moi, Quebec) was a few centuries back by a guy named Charles.
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