Canadian Federal Election Outcome October 20th (or 27th?), 2025.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he is “absolutely not” considering proroguing Parliament “IF” he were to secure a majority government.
“Absolutely not. It has never even entered my thinking, the possibility of that, so I couldn’t have been more surprised to see [the] suggestion that … was under consideration,” he said at an announcement in Wakefield, Que., surrounding the protection of land and waters on Tuesday.
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“Absolutely not. It has never even entered my thinking, the possibility of that, so I couldn’t have been more surprised to see [the] suggestion that … was under consideration,” he said at an announcement in Wakefield, Que., surrounding the protection of land and waters on Tuesday.
Carney says he's 'absolutely not' considering proroguing Parliament — Global News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he is 'absolutely not' considering proroguing Parliament if he were to secure a majority government.
Reading that tells me he is absolutely considering proroguing Parliment .Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he is “absolutely not” considering proroguing Parliament “IF” he were to secure a majority government.
“Absolutely not. It has never even entered my thinking, the possibility of that, so I couldn’t have been more surprised to see [the] suggestion that … was under consideration,” he said at an announcement in Wakefield, Que., surrounding the protection of land and waters on Tuesday.
Carney says he's 'absolutely not' considering proroguing Parliament — Global News
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he is 'absolutely not' considering proroguing Parliament if he were to secure a majority government.
The Globe and Mail reported Monday, citing two Liberal party sources, that the government has been considering proroguing Parliament after the April 13 by-elections.
A Liberal sweep of all three ridings would bring the party’s seat count to 173 in the 343-seat House of Commons, which is one more than a bare majority. This would prevent the opposition from defeating the government in a confidence vote.
But even with a majority, to restructure Commons’ committees, the government would likely need to turn to prorogation, a procedure that ends the current session of Parliament and releases MPs from their parliamentary duties, including committee appointments.
If the Liberals win the three by-elections, the Liberal sources said, one option being looked at is for the government to have a short prorogation, come back with a new Throne Speech and revamp the committee system. Another option is to prorogue in September, the sources said.
The Globe and Mail is not naming the two sources because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to not proroguing Parliament to take control of House of Commons committees if the Liberals win three coming by-elections and form a slim majority.
Carney commits to not proroguing Parliament after April 13 by-elections — The Globe and Mail
Prime Minister denies Globe report that government was considering prorogation if Liberals win in all three ridings