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There was nothing undemocratic about the way that Harper handled it. He had the confidence of the House and therefore was prime minister, if they wanted to lea

There was nothing undemocratic about the way that Harper handled it. He had the confidence of the House and therefore was prime minister, if they wanted to lead a coalition government they should have lost confidence in the government and then proposed a coalition government.

thisduck 16y ago
Yes, and when you prorogue parliament it effectively dissolves any tabled motions in parliament. Taking away the chance for the opposition to lose confidence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Canadian_parliamentary_dispute http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Canadian_parl...
RyanMcGreal 16y ago
>He had the confidence of the House No he didn't. He introduced a confidence motion and the three opposing parties, representing a clear majority of MPs, announced that they would vote against the motion and ask the GG for a chance to form a coalition government. Harper responded by asking for a prorogue - an unprecedented manoeuvre to avoid facing a vote of non-confidence.