Of course Canada's constitutional law should be reviewed. No one today can conclude that governments have not abused this power of prorogation since the Canadian Confederation was created in 1867. It happened in 1873. This is 2020. There are too many examples of this power being abused to evade investigations or to try to prevent a confidence vote.
If our democracy is to be healthier and to protect Parliament, its sovereignty and the democratic accountability of its members, like you and your colleagues on this committee, we need reforms.
Is it really a constitutional reform, as my colleague suggested? Could other reforms be made to define this power? In any case, it can be done, because the constitutional prerogatives and conventions can be repealed. They can be replaced by new constitutional norms, and this would be highly desirable in light of this latest prorogation, which, in my opinion, was totally unacceptable for reasons that have not been presented in this report. This is the first report, and some people want to boast that they have prepared a fine report, but it does not provide the real reasons. We all know the real reasons.