I have one very brief question.
When I did my law school and did constitutional law, for part of the courses we were studying the Canadian government and our Parliament and the constitutional system. I remember discussing the Governor General's authority to dissolve, prorogue, etc., on the advice of the Prime Minister. From my recollection, it appeared that the only people in the room were the Governor General, the Prime Minister, and possibly a staffer to the Governor General. Is that the norm and what we understand publicly? If that's the case, there were articles questioning the presence of the Clerk of the Privy Council, who is ultimately a deputy minister to the Prime Minister. There were other people who were present when the Prime Minister went to the Governor General in December 2008 to request prorogation, if my memory serves me right. If so, was what was reported unusual?