Prime Minister Stephen Harper will move to prorogue Parli
ament for two months until after the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the Prime Minister's Office announced Wednesday. The current session was scheduled to resume on Jan. 25 after the holiday break, but the planned prorogation means MPs won't return until March 3. Harper's spokesman Dimitri Soudas said a speech from the throne will be delivered on March 3, followed by the presentation of the budget the next day. The move to prorogue is widely seen as a strategic move by Harper to gain a majority on Senate committees while possibly also avoiding criticism over the Afghan detainee issue. Opposition parties have already warned that prorogation would disrupt the inquiry of a parliamentary committee looking into accusations that the government ignored warnings about the torture of Afghan detainees.------------------
Prorogue Definition: to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it.
Real Definition: Suspension at full pay for all Politicians involved.
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