Andrew Coyne, the best political pundit in Canada, has calmed down slightly from his initial reaction to Stephen Harper's diabolical decision to prorogue parliament.
"I am not actually calling for civil war," he allows, after earlier comparing Harper's move to King Charles I's abuse of the English parliament, which produced a brief respite in the British monarchy's 900-year run. Well, phew to that, I say. God knows where I put my musket, which hasn't been properly cleaned in ages in any event. Andrew, as always, is rational in the extreme, even if a little upset. The same can't be said for everyone who took offense at the Prime Minister's decision to suspend Parliament until March rather than face the inconvenience of more questions about Afghanistan.
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