MPs should uphold supremacy of Parliament while finding Canadian compromise

House Speaker Peter Milliken correctly stated that the reputation and credibility of the Canadian Parliament is at stake. If after 140 years of similar compromises all parties do not have the wit and wisdom to find a solution, it would be very sad indeed.

OTTAWA—On April 27, 2010, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Peter Milliken, attempted to do what so few have done in the Parliament of Canada since the Harper government came to power. He attempted to force that government to come to a compromise in one of the most important challenges e...

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