If There’s a Penalty to Proroguing Parliament, It’s a Political One

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters next to Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 18, 2020. Reuters/Patrick Doyle

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Although prorogation has been provisioned to allow for a reset of Parliament without an election, its use in recent memory has come to be mired in controversy.