In the back hallways, some Liberals talking about prorogation before start of winter session

‘Now is the logical time to come up with a fresh agenda,’ says former Liberal cabinet minister Don Boudria.

Politicos are speculating that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could prorogue Parliament right before the start of the winter sitting of Parliament in late January. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW

November 27, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—Political insiders are hinting the Trudeau government will hit the reset button in January over the holiday break and start the winter session with a new Throne Speech, though the federal Liberals are denying any plans to prorogue Parliament. “Why would the government not proro...

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