Canadian PM likely to go ahead with Dec 8 session, inevitable demise of minority Conservatives

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Harper had been voted in with a minority government two months ago, saying he would work with the other parties. With the last budget proposal he has shown that he will not. The Coalition formed as a result of this and the concern over the economical crisis, no stimulus package.

OTTAWA — Cutting short this turbulent session of the Commons and starting anew with a budget at the end of January would be a run down a dead-end street.

Proroguing would delay the seemingly inevitable defeat of the minority Conservative government which looms on Monday, but that’s it, say constitutional and political analysts.

They see no upside for Prime Minister Stephen Harper in just putting off the end.

"If he prorogues, he’s running away," said Ned Franks, professor emeritus at Queen’s University and one of the country’s most respected constitutional scholars. "Harper can run, but he cannot hide."

"I cannot see any virtue to this move at all," said Allan Tupper, a political scientist from the University of British Columbia.