When a government starts trying to cancel dissent or avoid dissent is frankly when it's rapidly losing its moral authority to govern.
Stephen Harper, 2005

[/quote]Flash forward to 2008 and faced with the possibility of a perfectly legitimate coalition of opposition parties, Stephen Harper prorogued parliament, claiming the coalition was "illegal" and "sedition".

Flash forward again to December 2009, and faced with tough questions about Canada's complicity in Afghan prisoners being tortured and his government's knowledge, Stephen Harper once again prorogued parliament.

A definition:

Main Entry: pro·rogue
Pronunciation: \prÉ™-'rÅ

Well, it's somewhat comforting to me as an American to know that we are not alone with egotistical, arrogant politicians ~ altho I easily admit that I'm mighty tired of this surreal, parallel universe I keep waking up in ~

Sooz