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1. Ignore the Proroguing of Parliament 
On December 30th 2009 it was reported that Prime Minister Stephen Harper had requested that Parliament be prorogued until March 2010. As stated in the Globe and Mail's editorial on December 30th, this is a highly unusual occurrence that was last seen during Prime Minister Pearson's reign in the 1960s.
Proroguing parliament would suspend opposition attempts to investigate allegations of Afghan detainee torture. It would also suspend various bills currently waiting to be passed in the House.
