Denoument of exciting Canadian politics

[bronnyelsp]

Yesterday Harper went to Governor-General Jean and requested that she grant him a proroguement of Parliament. It wasn't just a wild rumour. He seriously, bare-faced, went to the head of state and said, hey, seeing as I'm about to lose the confidence of Parliament here, can I have a two months breather and shut down ParliamentEven more stunning

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[eyelid]

they really voted for stuff they disagreed with rather than force an election? wow.

[bronnyelsp]

Well, actually, I think they mainly absented themselves. They knew they'd lose, so an election would have been a pointless exercise -- just returned the Conservatives to power, possibly with a majority.

[bronnyelsp]

Ha, I see you've jumped in. It's quite good internetz drama for a Canadian comm, isn't it?

[eyelid]

yeah, I'm not intending to stick around though.

The conversative hypocrisy is like, really?

[bronnyelsp]

I think it's a vocal few... the majority of the comm's members are Liberal/NDP/Green/generic lefties -- much like the majority of Canadians!