Petition Tag - prorogation

Whereas the citizens of Canada have duly elected the Members of the 40th Parliament, and

Whereas the first session of the 40th Parliament was prorogued during a period of profound economic instability, while the Government resisted a coalition helmed by a Member whose continuing leadership of his Party was in question, and

Whereas no such economic or political crisis currently plagues Canada, and

Whereas the Prime Minister's prorogation request appears to be concerned more with insulating his Government from the scrutiny of Parliament than from serving the interests of Canada, and

Whereas proroguing Parliament is a direct threat to the function of Parliament and the will of the Canadian electorate:

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