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The USA is not America either. And it is unfortunate that many Canadians do not understand that they are living in a state in which the parliament can be suspe
by frabbit 5y ago
The USA is not America either.
And it is unfortunate that many Canadians do not understand that they are living in a state in which the parliament can be suspended by the unelected representative of the Queen (prorogation -- the same issue that led to Australia deciding they wanted to change their constitution) and that the not withstanding clause makes a mockery of the Charter.
Hopefully this wakes a few people up and gives some new impetus to the reform movements.
- seanw444 5y agoWow. That's just unacceptable for a "liberal democracy."
- monkeybutton 5y agoYes. This has happened before when the conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper, asked the governor general to prorogue parliament and block a coalition government from forming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Canadian_parliamentary_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Canadian_par...