A Prorogued Parliament Punts Privacy Policy ⇥ policyalternatives.ca

Jon Milton, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:

He also announced that Parliament — which has been consumed for months in Conservative-led procedural squabbling — would be prorogued until March 24. Prorogation is a type of temporary suspension of parliamentary activities. It is distinct from dissolution, which would trigger an election.

Prorogation is more like hitting the reset button on all legislation. All bills that haven’t yet been passed are now dead and would have to start from scratch. Importantly this includes both the spring budget and the fall economic statement, along with all other outstanding house business.

Among the bills killed is a package of privacy legislation contemplated since 2022. The Conservatives have voted unanimously against these laws so, if they win the next federal election — and they are heavily favoured to do so — expect to see this whole process beginning from scratch.