Liberal and Conservative MPs have defeated an NDP attempt to change the rules that govern the House of Commons in a series of ways that sought to instill democratic controls on the prime minister's powers.

Liberal and Conservative MPs have defeated an NDP attempt to change the rules that govern the House of Commons in a series of ways that sought to instill democratic controls on the prime minister’s powers.

  • sbvEnglish
    171·
    1 year ago

    The last instance happened in August 2020, when Trudeau prorogued Parliament amid heat over the WE Charity controversy.

    I’d forgotten about that.

    • ClopClopMcFuckwad@lemmy.world
      112·
      1 year ago

      Yep, chastized Harper about his actions for years, then all of a sudden when the lens is on him and WE Charity he’s more than willing to prorogue Parliament.