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Marcus IM

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3. QE 2 prorogued the Can parliament to stop liberal legislation...

Reply to WestMichRad (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 8, 2022, 05:29 PM

Sep 2022

... several years ago - as mentioned, at the request of the PM - before J Trudeau.

Imagine a foreign crown shutting down Congress to stop Dem legislation from moving forward.

Clearly, an undemocratic process.

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It looks like Charles is the guy who can prorogue the UK and Canadian parliaments now. [View all] Marcus IM Sep 2022 OP

Only at the request of a Prime Minister. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #1

Had to look that up! WestMichRad Sep 2022 #2

QE 2 prorogued the Can parliament to stop liberal legislation... Marcus IM Sep 2022 #3