Memo to Norman Spector: A scheme to eliminate any cost to government legislation as the result of prorogation is better classified as "disastrous" rather than "ingenious".
Yes, it's a problem that work done on government bills has been killed by Stephen Harper's decision to shut down Parliament. But the answer isn't to ensure that the only direct consequence of prorogation is to allow the government to hide from confidence votes and opposition questioning, as would be the case if a rule is put in place to "save legislation" while allowing the unfettered abuse of the PM's prorogation power to shut down all ongoing Parliamentary proceedings.
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