Reading that tells me he is absolutely considering proroguing Parliment .
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.
Prime Minister denies Globe report that government was considering prorogation if Liberals win in all three ridings
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