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 this constitutional amendment.
Indeed, Mr. Adams agreed with this statement. In fact, he stated that the Prime Minister's discretion to seek prorogation from the Governor General could in fact be constrained, and there were two parts to that. There was the ability of the Prime Minister to advise the Governor General and then there was the Governor General's discretion to grant prorogation. Mr. Adams felt that you could constrain the Prime Minister's ability to advise the Governor General through a constitutional amendment.