sitting days

Tim Harper notes the eerie silence around the nation’s legislatures.

The House of Commons was in session for 129 days in 2012, which makes 2012 the second-most present year for the House since the Conservatives formed government in 2005 (the House sat for 130 days in 2009) and the third-most present year for the House this century (the House sat for 134 days in 2001).

Taking a moment from an otherwise pleasant vacation to do some math…