What?  The Canadian Government have to comprise? I don’t think so.   Harper and his merry band of plutocrats are considering proroguing parliament again.   Essentially wiping the slate clean for the next session.  It would cost the conservatives as they have much of their treasured neoconservative agenda at risk:

“If Harper were to prorogue, the Consumer Product Safety Act, as well as several crime bills dear to the Conservative government such as those dealing with auto theft, email spam, sex offenders, conditional sentences and white-collar crime, would be wiped off the legislative agenda.”

A small price to pay though to avoid the torture scandal that is brewing over the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan.  There is mounting evidence of Canadian wrongdoing and that would be bad for the polls, so indeed it might be worth it to sacrifice current legislation.

“Moreover, parliamentary committees — including the special Commons committee probing the issue of possible Afghan detainee torture — could not sit.”

Ahh…well things become more clear now.  The last minority government was brought down because of an inquiry.  We certainly cannot have that, as the ethical treatment of other human beings is much less important than staying in power.

A update before the post has gone to press.  Look – Harper is going to do it anyway.

A second update, the disdainful deed is done. Shame on me for scheduling this post for the new year, as I underestimated Steven Harper’s capacity to fail.