First of all, I want to tell Mr. Wiseman that, during the first week of the election campaign following Mr. Harper's broken promise to hold elections on a fixed date, the Bloc Québécois did most of its campaigning on that point. That may round out the story.
Now, I want to come back to the method. The most recent prorogation took place when Parliament was not sitting. It happened while Parliament was on Christmas break, so it was pretty hard to consult the members of Parliament.
The House could adopt a motion to the effect that the Prime Minister cannot approach the Governor General without having first consulted the House, otherwise he would be deemed to have lost the confidence of the House. Could we put forward such a motion on an opposition day? If adopted, could it actually become law? Is it necessary to change the rules of the House? How would we have to go about it, in your opinion, Mr. Cyr?
If anyone else would like to respond, feel free.