Procedure and House Affairs committee  Other witnesses suggested an amendment to the Constitution. Indeed, Mr. Walsh suggested that, in his view, the only surefire way to make the power of prorogation subject to law was through a formal constitutional amendment. The formula to be used would depend on the purpose of th

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Some witnesses suggested that legislation ought to be enacted. Among them, Mr. Franks and Mr. Adams suggested that, in their opinion, the federal Parliament could legislate in respect to prorogation. On the other hand, Mr. Pelletier stated that legislation could only be brought

Procedure and House Affairs committee  He had mentioned—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Other witnesses had suggested that it would be helpful to include an amendment in the Standing Orders in respect of giving notice of a prorogation prior to prorogation occurring, and that the want of a prorogation should be debated and voted upon. There were other suggestions as

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Walsh was the first to bring forward the idea of disincentives. He said not that he would suggest to do so, but his disincentives that he had mentioned—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, I didn't list his actual disincentives. For example, he said: ...there shall be five additional opposition days in the first supply period in the new session, or no government bill shall be considered for a second reading within 60 days of the opening of the session. He p

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The committee began its study on issues related to prorogation on April 27 of this year. There were nine meetings. We heard from 16 witnesses prior to the adjournment for summer. The suggestions made by these witnesses were many, to say the least, somewhere in the range of perha