prorogation

• No discretion: on prorogation and the governor general.

This paper examines the often-ignored prorogation of 1873, the evolution of the governor general's reserve power over time, and the fundamental differ...

• Canadian Parliamentary Review
• Vol. 34 Nbr. 1, March 2011

• 300-Plus Jeer Prorogation

In Winnipeg, over 300 people turned out to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper's second prorogation of Parliament in a year. At one point, the crowd broke into song, changing the lyrics of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow, to: "It's time to get rid of Harper, which nobody can deny. He thought he could slide it through and Canadians wouldn't notice," said [Chris Burnett]. "I think he's underestimated Canadians this time." "The thing is, I never met any of these people before," said Sandy Rubinfeld, a web designer. "I wouldn't have met any of these people if it weren't for Facebook."

• Winnipeg Free Press
• January 25, 2010

• Texte de la résolution prévoyant la prorogation des articles 83.28, 83.29 et 83.3 du Code criminel

• Gazette du Canada Nbr. 4, February 21, 2007
• Partie II - Règlements officiels
• Code criminel

• Media, Money and Prorogation

She compares 2003 and 2010 prorogations, and states that because there were approximately three times as many articles about prorogation in 2010 (Conservatives) as compared to 2003 (Liberals), the media are biased against the Conservatives. If we compare the events of 2004 and 2009, it shows exactly the opposite effect. In 2004, a coalition was presented to the Governor General that would have given the Conservatives control of Parliament. In a quick search on some of the main media websites, I have a hard time finding any reporting on this coalition.

• Winnipeg Free Press
• February 18, 2010

• Canada's New Solitudes

Most authors say Gov. Gen. Michalle Jean had no option but to grant [Stephen Harper] prorogation given the Conservatives' populist -- and incendiary -- vow to "go over the heads" of MPs and the governor general "directly to the people. Ten of Canada's 12 coalition governments have been in B.C., Manitoba and Saskatchewan, [Grace Skogstad] notes. But to be legitimate in western eyes, she continues, coalition governments must be led by the party with the most seats. Stephane Dion's Liberals had just 77 seats to the Conservatives' 143 -- a fatal flaw. Queen's University professor C.E.S. Franks says the prime minister's rhetoric was "the most anti-Quebec and, by inference, anti-French, of any major party, let alone a government, of at least the post-World War II period." The Governor Genera...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• September 08, 2009

• Letter to Editor - Enough of the Phoney Outrage

According to the Parliament of Canada website, prorogation simply ends a session of Parliament.

• Brandon Sun, The
• January 25, 2010

• Décret de prorogation du délai d'évaluationde la situation d'espèces sauvages

• Gazette du Canada Nbr. 12, June 14, 2006
• Partie II - Règlements officiels
• Espèces en péril (Loi)

• Prorogation du délai d'évaluation de la situation d'espèces sauvages - Décret

• Gazette du Canada Nbr. 13, June 18, 2003
• Partie II - Règlements officiels
• Espèces en péril (Loi)

• Harper All but Admits Mistake On Prorogation

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper doesn't admit mistakes easily - and never in person. But the prime minister's antics this week are the closest we'll ever get ...

• Brandon Sun, The
• February 08, 2010

• Pm Abuses Prorogation

Parliament has been prorogued 120 times in the 143 years since Confederation in 1867. Of those, 117 prorogations were routine. Three were not: one in ...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• May 27, 2010