Thank you.
Mr. Pelletier, thank you for agreeing to appear before the Committee this morning. After hearing your comments this morning, I have no doubt that many people at this table will want to register for your courses at the university. It is a very complicated subject, but a very interesting one as well.
Let us assume, Mr. Pelletier, that your theory is correct—note that I said “let us assume”. Are there any options open to us, without our necessarily limiting the right to prorogue Parliament? Could we attach consequences to prorogation? This has been raised in previous meetings. For example, if the government decided to prorogue Parliament, when Parliament returned, for a certain number of months, the government would not be entitled to private members' business or other options it might normally have in the House. It would be kind of… I don't mean an obstacle. But it would be something that would cause the government to reflect or would perhaps carry with it certain consequences, because Parliament had been prorogued. The government would be forced to consider the pros and cons before deciding whether it was worth it.