stuckintoronto

stuckintoronto

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14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - The Short Parliament · 2 replies · 0 points

I like the Texas legislature. Sit for 140 days every two years. Who needs politicians in the capital harping at each other all the time? The less time they spend legislating, the less damage they do.
John A. MacDonald prorogued parliament to stop a parliamentary committee's investigation of him. So the practice goes back a ways in Canadian history.