proroguing

Brian Topp makes the case for the import of last week’s House vote on prorogation.

The NDP’s motion calling for a limit on prorogation has just now passed the House by a 139-135 vote.

Jack Layton will table the following motion tomorrow.

Mark Kingwell’s essay on political civility, to which I referred last week, is now online.

The prepared text of Michael Ignatieff’s speech in reply to the Speech from the Throne.

Conservative backbencher Stephen Woodworth will accept your apologies now.

“Why, precisely, was it necessary to go without this daily exercise in accountability for the last month?”

In light of Parliament’s proroguing and subsequent rescheduling, with a plea from Liberal MP Michelle Simon in mind, Glen Pearson suggests a delegation of MPs to show support for the Paralympics.

Jack Layton has just requested, and the Speaker has just denied, an emergency debate on the Prime Minister’s power to request prorogation. The Speaker did not see sufficient and pressing necessity to have such a debate now, especially with the agenda already full with debate on the budget and other matters.

After the Throne Speech, Michael Ignatieff rose in the House and asked for unanimous consent to pass the following motion.

The NDP has formally asked for an emergency debate on limiting the Prime Minister’s ability to request prorogation. The letter from Jack Layton to Speaker Peter Milliken is here.

The Prime Minister’s Office sends Susan Delacourt a daily rundown of all the things Conservative MPs did while the House was prorogued.