The Bow Wow parliament will be having another short fall.
The legislature, normally open in the middle of November, won’t be opening until after the Terra Nova by-election.
Supposedly this is to ensure the parties can participate in the by-election. More likely, it is to let the government avoid the daily heat of question period at such an inopportune moment. Of course it could also mean that the entire Tory caucus will be living in Glovertown for the month of November. That worked so well last time.
If the governing Tories lose Terra Nova don’t be surprised if the House doesn’t sit at all until the new year.
The members of the House of Assembly are among the highest paid legislators in the country and sit in the legislature the fewest number of days annually of any federal or provincial house.
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