Will Harper pull a sneak move, calling back Parliament when opposition is away?

[daleo]

It is known that she attached no conditions to the prorogation order. The document did not stipulate when Parliament will resume. That date was on a separate document.

Constitutional scholars interviewed Friday indicated that it would have been beyond the scope of the Governor-General's reserve powers – the powers she can exercise without the approval of another branch of the government – to enforce any qualifications to a prorogation order.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081205.wgg06/BNStory/politics
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If it is within his power to call back Parliament before Jan 27, could he not `slew-foot` the opposition by suddenly recalling Parliament while they are on their break back home? He could use the opportunity to pass poison pill legislation of some sort.

Anyway, reading that passage in Valpy`s article made me suspicious of some kind of chicanery.

[HeresyLives]

1. Well it's easy enough to

hop on a plane.

Conservatives would be 'back home' as well, after all.

[daleo]

2. He could let them know ahead of time

So they could all be getting on planes at a pre-arranged time. It would be equivalent to a sneak attack.