Perogying Parliament

I believe that perogying parliament is the only option for our dysfunctional government. Everybody likes perogies. A cooling off period with snacks of yummy hot perogies is just what is needed. They are a diverse food that will bring harmony to parliament. Different fillings can be used for different likes and dislikes: from potatoes and cheese, to onions and bacon, to spinach and almonds, to strawberry chocolate dessert perogies. They can be boiled, baked, fried, or even microwaved for cooking purposes. I agree wholeheartedly with the Conservatives on perogying parliament. Even diverse parties like the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc (sorry - no Greens allowed yet) can agree on the merits of perogying parliament. Perhaps sending bags of perogies to every household in Canada could bring about unity and provide economic stimulus to help lift Canada out of the worldwide economic downturn. I sincerely hope that Governor General Michaëlle Jean will accept Prime Minister Harper's request for perogying parliament; however, it is still her perogy-tive.

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Prorogation

Prorogation is the period between two sessions of a legislative body. When a legislature or parliament is prorogued, it is still constituted (that is, all members remain as members and a general election is not necessary), but all orders of the body (bills motions, etc.) are expunged. (In the British parliament, this has now changed somewhat in that Public Bills can be carried over from one session to another.)

In the British and Canadian parliamentary systems, this is usually due to the completion of the agenda set forth in the Speech from the Throne in the UK, called the legislative programme). Legislatures and parliaments, once prorogued, remain in recess until summoned again by the Queen, Governor General, or Lieutenant Governor, and a new session is begun with the State Opening of Parliament and the Speech from the Throne.

In the parliament of the United Kingdom, prorogation is immediately preceded by the prorogation speech. Prior to the speech, the House of Commons is summoned by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to the House of Lords. The speech is approved by the queen but is rarely delivered by the sovereign in person (Queen Victoria being the last sovereign to attend prorogation in person); instead it is presented by the Lords Commissioners and read by the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. This speech looks back at the legislative session, noting major bills passed and other actions of the government. The Lord Chancellor wears a tricorn hat for the occasion and the Lords Commissioners wear bicornhats.

When King Charles I of England dissolved Parliament in 1628 after the Petition of Right, he gave a prorogation speech that effectively cancelled all future meetings of Parliament, at least until he once again required finances.

In Australia, the Parliament is prorogued before an election to prevent the Senate from sitting during the campaign and to expunge all existing senate business before the start of the next parliament. Prorogations not related to the conduct of an election are unusual.

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Political Crisis!!!!

We should keep this political crisis in perspective:

Robert Mugabe is not holding on to power by dispatching killing gangs across the country

Gulags do not exist in Canada

There is no gross exploitation or persecution of minorities (except maybe persecution of Conservatives)

That being said, however, paraphrasing CBC mouthpiece Rex Murphy "Stephen Harper should never have pushed the metaphoric hand grenade down the pants of the opposition parties in the form of pulling their funding."

The reaction from the opposition parties was predictable, bring down the government or form a coalition government. There are no other viable alternatives.

The coalition is something that should not be permitted. There is no Canadian precedent for a three-party coalition government - let alone one with a separatist party holding the balance of power! The Bloc presence alone should be repugnant enough for the GG to refuse Dion's proposal.

Libs, NDP, Bloc - Change we can Believe in???

Someone please pinch me. Wake me up from my restless sleep filled with nightmarish visions of separatists in bed with liberal socialists. Perhaps these political lapdogs took the Obama election slogan - "Change we can Believe in" - too much to heart. This Coalition of the Willing Sore Losers do not have the best interests of Canadians in mind. They have their political pocketbooks, personal egos, and non-so-hidden-socialist and separatist agendas as their top priorities. I can only imagine what effect this will have on the already downtrodden Canadian stock market.

The last time I checked Elections Canada, the Parliament seat count and the percentage of the popular vote was:

National Party Party standing %   Popular vote %

AAEV Party of Canada	0	0.0		529	0.0
Bloc Québécois	50	16.2		1,379,565	10.0
CAP	0	0.0		3,508	0.0
Christian Heritage Party	0	0.0		26,722	0.2
Communist	0	0.0		3,639	0.0
Conservative	143	46.4		5,205,334	37.6
FPNP	0	0.0		1,640	0.0
Green Party	0	0.0		940,747	6.8
Independent	2	0.7		89,524	0.7
Liberal	76	24.7		3,629,990	26.2
Libertarian	0	0.0		7,382	0.1
Marxist-Leninist	0	0.0		8,753	0.1
NDP-New Democratic Party	37	12.0		2,517,075	18.2
neorhino.ca	0	0.0		2,263	0.0
NL First Party	0	0.0		1,801	0.0
No Affiliation	0	0.0		5,458	0.0
PC Party	0	0.0		5,920	0.0
PPP	0	0.0		185	0.0
Radical Marijuana	0	0.0		2,319	0.0
WBP	0	0.0		195	0.0
Work Less Party	0	0.0		423	0.0

Total number of valid votes:

13,832,972

Polls reporting: 69,601/69,630	Voter turnout: 13,832,972 of 23,401,064 registered electors (59.1%)
The number of registered electors shown in this table does not include electors who registered on election day.