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Old 12-04-2008, 09:54 AM   #1872
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Originally Posted by old-fart View Post
According to a constitutional lawyer that was just on the radio, the GG HAS to do what the PM recommends. The Queen has apparently already said as much in relation to a similar situation in Australia, and the GG is the Queen's representative in Canada.
According to the constitutional lawyer on the radio yesterday, the GG could have said no in which case, she also would have had to ask for Harper to resign.

Anyway, it looks like parliament will be suspended. Probably the best thing for Harper, but I am not sure that having no parliament at all during the time is better than a coalition government. Is it in the best interests of the country?

Hopefully cooler heads prevail at the end of January.
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