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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 941417">Excerpt from that article again: Never mind what his spin doctors say: Mr Harper’s move looks like naked self-interest. His officials faced grilling by parliamentary committees over whether they misled the House of Commons in denying knowledge that detainees handed over to the local authorities by Canadian troops in Afghanistan were being tortured. The government would also have come under fire for its lack of policies to curb Canada’s abundant carbon emissions. Prorogation means that such committees—which carry out the essential democratic task of scrutinising government—will have to be formed anew in March. That will also allow Mr Harper to gain immediate control of committees in the appointed Senate, where his Conservatives are poised to become the biggest party.I just learned that the members of Canada&#039;s senate are not elected but are appointed and guess by whom: the Governor General (and how convenient, on the advice of the Prime Minister who in this case is Mr. Harper).Not Elected, Mr. Klein. Not Elected.&nbsp; Nice political system up there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pickup, post: 941417"] Excerpt from that article again: Never mind what his spin doctors say: Mr Harper’s move looks like naked self-interest. His officials faced grilling by parliamentary committees over whether they misled the House of Commons in denying knowledge that detainees handed over to the local authorities by Canadian troops in Afghanistan were being tortured. The government would also have come under fire for its lack of policies to curb Canada’s abundant carbon emissions. Prorogation means that such committees—which carry out the essential democratic task of scrutinising government—will have to be formed anew in March. That will also allow Mr Harper to gain immediate control of committees in the appointed Senate, where his Conservatives are poised to become the biggest party. I just learned that the members of Canada's senate are not elected but are appointed and guess by whom: the Governor General (and how convenient, on the advice of the Prime Minister who in this case is Mr. Harper). Not Elected, Mr. Klein. Not Elected. Nice political system up there. [/QUOTE]

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