That means he would have had to recall the House precisely so that members could vote on the motion.
I listened to Mr. Turnbull, my friend in the Liberal Party. According to him, when the government came back, there was a major change in the agenda put forward, thereby justifying the proroguing of Parliament. Supposedly, there was a clean break in terms of what we saw before and after prorogation. However, absolutely every political analyst I've heard has said that there was no difference in the government's approach—it was like two sides of the same coin. I don't think, then, that his claims match the reality.
Nevertheless, let's assume that was the case. If I were Mr. Trudeau and I had wanted to make a clean break without hindering Parliament, given that we were in the midst of a pandemic, my reflex would have been to prorogue Parliament the Friday before the House was recalled. That way, Parliament would have lost as little time as possible in tending to its work, so as not to impede efforts to respond to the pandemic.
Would that be a responsible position to take?
The question is for both of you.