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It looks like Charles is the guy who can prorogue the UK and Canadian parliaments now. (Original Post) 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

WestMichRad

(1,797 posts)
2. Had to look that up!
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 03:43 PM
Sep 2022

Being one not under a parliamentary system of government, it’s a term unfamiliar to me.
This explains it:
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/proroguing-parliament

If I’m understanding it correctly, proroguing is a suspension of both Houses of Parliament, called by the monarch (under “advice” from the prime minister). That session ends and it stops most pending legislative proposals, but parliament isn’t dissolved, so MPs retain their seats.

Not clear to me whether pending legislation can be restarted where they left off when parliament is reconvened, or if it has to begin again from square one. Although I suppose that’s a technicality.

 

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)
3. QE 2 prorogued the Can parliament to stop liberal legislation...
Thu Sep 8, 2022, 04:29 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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