Procedure and House Affairs committee  Unfortunately, I don't know the time frames off the top of my head, but I'm happy to concede that they may have been long. In 2008, prorogation lasted for a number of months, and accordingly, the controversy was considerable in that case. I would even concede that proroguing Par

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I have no problem agreeing on that point.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Personally, I can't see anything that would prevent the government from proroguing Parliament for a shorter period, declaring its intention to prorogue or allowing committees to continue their work until prorogation. Once prorogation is over, there is nothing stopping members who

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'd like to thank the committee for the opportunity to participate in this discussion on the circumstances surrounding the government's use of prorogation this past summer. I will try to keep my remarks brief. The first point I would like to make is this: prorogation is a contro