The Canadian Constitution does not contain a specific time limit for prorogation. I don't think the date is particularly magical, other than it being a couple of months--plenty of time for the Liberals to organize what would amount to a "blitz" primary similar to what the Democrats had envisioned once they "persuaded" Joe Biden to step a…
The Canadian Constitution does not contain a specific time limit for prorogation. I don't think the date is particularly magical, other than it being a couple of months--plenty of time for the Liberals to organize what would amount to a "blitz" primary similar to what the Democrats had envisioned once they "persuaded" Joe Biden to step aside.
With respect to the US Congress, per the 20th Amendment Congress MUST meet every January 3. In theory, if Donald Trump were to exercise the adjournment power, he could adjourn the Congress until 3 January 2026, although that would do him very little good, ultimately. The President has no power to revise the debt limit unilaterally, no power to approrpriate funds to run the government, and no power to revise the tax code--all things that he either has to do or has pledged to do. Donald Trump's only interest in the adjournment power has been to create a window ot get recess appointments through should the Senate prove recalcitrant on his Cabinet choices.
I wouldn't say the governments, particularly in Europe, are stalling. Rather, they are simply falling apart. The Liberals are very much out of favor with the Canadian people, and if the Polymarket odds are any guide, will get shellacked in the next election.
In France, the leftist and centrist parties colluded in the most recent elections specifically to limit the gains of Marine Le Pen's "far right" National Rally. Without those maneuvers, they likely would have have been faced with the far right taking control of the National Assembly. Even with those maneuvers, however, they could not generate enough votes to avoid a weak and fractious coalition--which was complicated by Emmanuel Macron choosing to ignore the realities of the coalition by appointing a Prime Minister of the centrist Les Républicains--fairly close to his own center-right La République En Marche!. Barnier's government collapsed when the Socialists refused to go along with Barnier's budget proposals.
Austria is a similar story: the centrist parties attempted to forge a coalition in order to freeze out the far-right Freedom Party, but couldn't figure out how to play nice with each other. Now the Freedom Party has a chance to form a coalition government (although it remains to be seen if any party is willing to be in coalition with the Freedom Party).
Germany's Socialist government has been a minority government all along, which finally lost a no-confidence vote and now early elections are scheduled for next month. The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been coming on strong since its founding in 2013, and recent polling indicates they are the second most popular party in Germany. If the polling data is realized in the voting booth AfD may easily find itself in position to either form a government in Germany or play kingmaker to whichever party gets tapped to form a coalition government.
Keir Starmer's Labour government in Great Britain is quickly shaping up to be a disaster of Bidenesque proportions, and one wonders how long that government will last before it is compelled to call a snap election.
Whether we look at Trump's win here in the US, the collapse of the Liberal minority government in Canada, or the fractious politics playing out across Europe, the common thread is a realization that the technocrats are little more than bumbling boobies and wannabe authoritarians. Personally, I suspect it is not even so much a rejection of "woke" ideologies as it is a realization by people that adherence to such political ideologies involves a rejection of reality to the point where effective governance becomes an impossibility. If we consider the polling data here in the US which shows that more than 2/3 of Americans feel the country is on a wrong track--a percentage that greatly exceeds Trump's margin of victory--one conclusion that is hard to avoid is that people have lost confidence in the technocrats.
These governments are not waiting for anything. They simply have no clue what to do, and are stuck frozen like a deer in the headlights.
The Canadian Constitution does not contain a specific time limit for prorogation. I don't think the date is particularly magical, other than it being a couple of months--plenty of time for the Liberals to organize what would amount to a "blitz" primary similar to what the Democrats had envisioned once they "persuaded" Joe Biden to step aside.
With respect to the US Congress, per the 20th Amendment Congress MUST meet every January 3. In theory, if Donald Trump were to exercise the adjournment power, he could adjourn the Congress until 3 January 2026, although that would do him very little good, ultimately. The President has no power to revise the debt limit unilaterally, no power to approrpriate funds to run the government, and no power to revise the tax code--all things that he either has to do or has pledged to do. Donald Trump's only interest in the adjournment power has been to create a window ot get recess appointments through should the Senate prove recalcitrant on his Cabinet choices.
I wouldn't say the governments, particularly in Europe, are stalling. Rather, they are simply falling apart. The Liberals are very much out of favor with the Canadian people, and if the Polymarket odds are any guide, will get shellacked in the next election.
In France, the leftist and centrist parties colluded in the most recent elections specifically to limit the gains of Marine Le Pen's "far right" National Rally. Without those maneuvers, they likely would have have been faced with the far right taking control of the National Assembly. Even with those maneuvers, however, they could not generate enough votes to avoid a weak and fractious coalition--which was complicated by Emmanuel Macron choosing to ignore the realities of the coalition by appointing a Prime Minister of the centrist Les Républicains--fairly close to his own center-right La République En Marche!. Barnier's government collapsed when the Socialists refused to go along with Barnier's budget proposals.
Austria is a similar story: the centrist parties attempted to forge a coalition in order to freeze out the far-right Freedom Party, but couldn't figure out how to play nice with each other. Now the Freedom Party has a chance to form a coalition government (although it remains to be seen if any party is willing to be in coalition with the Freedom Party).
Germany's Socialist government has been a minority government all along, which finally lost a no-confidence vote and now early elections are scheduled for next month. The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been coming on strong since its founding in 2013, and recent polling indicates they are the second most popular party in Germany. If the polling data is realized in the voting booth AfD may easily find itself in position to either form a government in Germany or play kingmaker to whichever party gets tapped to form a coalition government.
Keir Starmer's Labour government in Great Britain is quickly shaping up to be a disaster of Bidenesque proportions, and one wonders how long that government will last before it is compelled to call a snap election.
Whether we look at Trump's win here in the US, the collapse of the Liberal minority government in Canada, or the fractious politics playing out across Europe, the common thread is a realization that the technocrats are little more than bumbling boobies and wannabe authoritarians. Personally, I suspect it is not even so much a rejection of "woke" ideologies as it is a realization by people that adherence to such political ideologies involves a rejection of reality to the point where effective governance becomes an impossibility. If we consider the polling data here in the US which shows that more than 2/3 of Americans feel the country is on a wrong track--a percentage that greatly exceeds Trump's margin of victory--one conclusion that is hard to avoid is that people have lost confidence in the technocrats.
These governments are not waiting for anything. They simply have no clue what to do, and are stuck frozen like a deer in the headlights.
Thanks for the further food for thought🤗