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Proroguing Parliament
What Does Proroguing Parliament Mean?
For many Canadians, it's a term they're not familiar with but have come to know all too well in the last week: proroguing Parliament.
But just what does it mean?
Proroguing Parliament is a lot like rebooting your computer after you've finished working. You're essentially starting with a clean slate uncomplicated by all the programs you may have been into before you hit that restart command.
It's the period between two sessions of a legislative body, although it rarely happens just weeks after an election has been held.
It means all the MPs who were elected last October 14th will remain in place, but any unpassed bills or motions - like the controversial economic statement that started this mess - will be non-existent.
In effect, when the session starts again, in this case in early January, it would be as though the Conservatives never brought in the document and they get a second chance at presenting a new one.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is expected to do just that, bringing down an early budget.
Many Canadians are openly questioning the wisdom of letting a de facto bureaucrat no one voted for decide such a vital issue, but under our system, it inevitably falls to Jean
For many Canadians, it's a term they're not familiar with but have come to know all too well in the last week: proroguing Parliament.
But just what does it mean?
Proroguing Parliament is a lot like rebooting your computer after you've finished working. You're essentially starting with a clean slate uncomplicated by all the programs you may have been into before you hit that restart command.
It's the period between two sessions of a legislative body, although it rarely happens just weeks after an election has been held.
It means all the MPs who were elected last October 14th will remain in place, but any unpassed bills or motions - like the controversial economic statement that started this mess - will be non-existent.
In effect, when the session starts again, in this case in early January, it would be as though the Conservatives never brought in the document and they get a second chance at presenting a new one.
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is expected to do just that, bringing down an early budget.
Many Canadians are openly questioning the wisdom of letting a de facto bureaucrat no one voted for decide such a vital issue, but under our system, it inevitably falls to Jean
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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