John Nater at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee

On February 16th, 2021. See this statement in context.

February 16th, 2021 / 12:35 p.m.

Conservative

John Nater Conservative Perth—Wellington, ON

I appreciate that, and the one day either way, give or take, that's neither here nor there, so I do appreciate that.

Is there anything preventing the government from announcing their intention to prorogue on a certain date, but not formally proroguing until closer to that date? Is there anything that would prevent a government from doing that and just taking consultations and having discussions about what ought to be in the Speech from the Throne leading up to that point?

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