Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'll go fairly quickly. Basically, I was saying that the prime minister advises the governor general to prorogue Parliament, and as long as the prime minister commands the confidence of the House, the governor general is bound by that advice. In 2008, the prime minister, who was

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I'm delighted to be contributing to the committee's work. My approach will be rather different from that of the other two witnesses. I'll be coming at the topic from a different standpoint: constitutional law, institutional mechanisms and the issues raised.