Prorogue 2: Harper uses his powers to minimize embarassment and consolidate power at the Senate. The opposition are probably without many options. PR remains the elephant in the room.
Last December, I started a sort of silly blog called Prorogued. It died a quiet death as did the coalition and any national discussion about the elephant in the room – proportional representation. Until today! At the risk of sounding self-promotional and crass, Prorogued is back – at least for a couple of posts. Unless, somehow, it gets real interesting – like if the G-G turns down the request or the opposition parties find a collective voice to express the repulsion at the notion that Parliament should be shut down because of the 2010 Olympics or to stack some committees. As I sometimes edit my posts a lot, I won’t be cross posting from Prorogue to rabble.ca.
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Gary Shaul is a life-long Torontonian and retired Ontario civil servant. He's been involved with a number of issues over the past 45 years including trade unionism, proportional representation, Indigenous...
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