Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Prorogation Considered in Ontario


Premier Dalton McGuinty admits the backlash against Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament is on his mind as he considers adjourning the legislature.

Thousands of people attended rallies across Canada last month to protest Harper's decision to shut down Parliament until early March,a move widely condemned by the opposition parties.

McGuinty says one of the political challenges he's now facing is that "prorogation has become a bad thing.''

McGuinty says he hasn't made a decision yet about suspending the legislature, which is due to resume sitting February 16.

Sources say if he does prorogue, it would be only for a couple of weeks, to return in early March with a throne speech outlining the government's agenda heading up to the 2011 provincial election.