Why GG’s Dec. 4 decision has far-reaching constitutional and political significance

If a coalition of parties representing the majority of MPs cannot make a claim for power, stymied by a PM who refuses to allow them to express themselves in Parliament, how will a coalition government come to Canada?

TORONTO—No Governor General's decision has been so portentous since the King-Byng Wing-Ding of 1926. In acceding to Stephen Harper's request, the GG did what all GG's have done in the past when asked for routine prorogations. This request, however, was hardly routine. The decision has im...

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