It is up to the Governor General to set the limits on what the government can do while prorogued. There is always the capacity for the country to operate (i.e. meet payroll, run Federal services, etc) but limits can be put on what activities the sitting government can do (for example, appointing Ambassadors/diplomats/Senators). If these Senate appointments do go through, then it is safe to assume that this wasn't one of the limits.
The interesting thing is, the Governor General will never reveal what limits may or may not have been put in place. Heck, the CPC may be barred from doing this (I'm guessing they weren't) and just announce it to get the opposition to say/do something stupid.
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