Where's the outrage?

[sorceror]

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has prorogued the legislature for no other reasons than to avoid political fallout from various scandals, and to give his own party time to regroup and reorganize after his surprise resignation.

And he's prorogued it not for six or seven weeks, but for SIX MONTHS.

So... anyone outraged?

I seem to remember that a

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[sorceror]

Is that the official reason? I'm sorry, I didn't realize - I guess that's what I get for reading pundits, because I don't think any of them have even mentioned it. Evidently it isn't being taken seriously. It certainly seems like an incredibly thin excuse.

The Harper prorogation didn't prevent the vote of confidence; it merely delayed it. It's not like Harper suspended Parliament for an indeterminate period: he merely added a week to the Xmas break that was going to happen anyway. Whereas McGuinty has suspended the legislature for at least half a year - possibly longer, as it will be up to his successor to decide when they reconvene. How is this even remotely acceptable?

There were many reasons why people opposed the coalition, not least because it included the separatists of the Bloc as an effective partner (despite Liberal and NDP efforts to pretend it didn't). Even so, the reason it didn't happen was that it fell apart. They had their chance to vote non-confidence in the government a few weeks later, and backed down. Here, McGuinty is taking away the opposition's ability to hold him to account for at least half a year - very possibly more.

So, I repeat: where's the outrage? Why aren't the same people who condemned Harper for adding a week to the Parliamentary break not protesting even more vigorously against McGuinty? Is sourdick right - it's okay when their guy does it?