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    Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada recently prorogued Parliament. Does any other country have the ability to do this procedure?

    Question #111943. Asked by george48. (Jan 06 10 7:23 PM)


    dcpddc478

    		Dictionary.com provides this definition of prorogued: so I would say that the answer to your question is yes.

    Prorogued: to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prorogued

    Jan 06 10, 7:32 PM
    Watchkeeper

    		The UK Parliament is prorogued every year. Prorogation marks the end of the current session.

    http://news.parliament.uk/2009/11/prorogation-end-of-parliamentary-year/

    Jan 07 10, 6:03 AM
    bigponder

    		Another salient point about prorogation is that it kills all pending governing legislation, which makes government even more inefficient that it usually is because they have re-introduce bills when the next session starts. Here's what the Globe and Mail, Toronto's national newspaper, thinks of this (by the way, they endorsed Harper in the last election:
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/tactical-diminishment/article1421783/

    Jan 07 10, 1:37 PM

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