During his Monday announcement that he will be stepping down as prime minister and Liberal leader as soon as his party finds a successor, Justin Trudeau said Governor General Mary Simon granted his ...

Prorogation is a normal political process that pauses Parliament for a predetermined amount of time. It’s usually used as a ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's request to prorogue Parliament was granted Monday by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, buying time for ...

Justin Trudeau, Canada's Prime Minister, has announced his resignation amid declining support for his leadership, mirroring a pivotal moment in Canadian history when his father, Pierre Trudeau, ...

In his resignation speech on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Parliament would be prorogued until March, ...

When an existing government loses a non-confidence vote and Parliament is dissolved during election campaigns, the public service operates under what’s known as the caretaker convention. Under these ...

Uncertainty has been lingering in Canada’s federal political scene after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation and the proroguing of parliament, but that unpredictability hasn’t ...

From proroguing to a leadership and non-confidence votes ... If all of the above plays out, it could mean an election as early as the end of April, or sometime in May. It's referred to as a snap ...

A prorogation differs from a recess, such as the usual summer recess, which does not mean the end of a formal session of Parliament. It also differs from a dissolution of Parliament, which sparks ...