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Proroguing Parliament

Posted on 
August 22, 2020

Proroguing Parliament

It’s time to hit the reset button according to the Prime Minister. Whether it will save his government is still to be seen.

Parliament has been prorogued until late September. The WE Scandal has dragged down the image and support of the Liberals and it has shown Finance Minister Bill Morneau the door. Chrystia Freeland has now been placed into the Finance portfolio with a Cabinet Shuffle expected before September 23rd when the Liberals will hold a Throne Speech and Confidence vote. If they lose that, we’re heading to the polls. An ethics investigation remains in place into the Prime Minister’s conduct into the WE Scandal.

In the past, both Conservative and Liberal Prime Ministers have used the procedure to shut down Parliament - to end political investigations. We'd like to know what you think - should the act of proroguing be eliminated? Head on over to Unpublished.Vote to cast your vote and email your MP!


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Charles Bird is a public policy specialist and advisor with more than 20 years of experience.