Stephen Harper is a slimy, disgusting warthog

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from the Toronto Star:



Tories aim to cancel March and April parliamentary breaks
Published 1 hour 7 minutes ago

Bruce Campion-Smith
Ottawa Bureau chief


OTTAWA – Stung by public criticism that they put Parliament on an extended Christmas break, the federal Conservatives want to cancel week-long breaks in March and around Easter, saying that MPs have a “lot of work to do.”

Government Whip Gordon O’Connor warned Tory MPs Wednesday to “arrange your schedules accordingly” as the government made plans to sit through scheduled breaks the weeks of March 15 and April 12.

The change in plans could mean that the Conservatives are feeling the heat from the public outcry over Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s New Year’s Eve move to prorogue Parliament and delay its return to March 3, instead of Jan. 25.

O’Connor sent a note to Tory MPs warning that the House of Commons will likely sit during those weeks.

“The purpose of prorogation is to allow time to prepare for a new Throne Speech and budget, not to reduce the amount of time that the House sits,” he wrote in his note.

“Once Parliament resumes there will be a lot of work to do,” O’Connor said. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/760293--tories-aim-to-cancel-march-and-april-parliamentary-breaks?bn=1

[HeresyLives]

1. Now everyone will have to make up for the time Cons took off.

And bless the Cons tiny brains...just when the furor was dying down somewhat, this announcement will wind it up again.

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