Dead on the order paper

When the Harper Conservatives left government on Sept. 7, they didn’t just walk out on the idea of fixed election dates – they also abandoned more than 85 prospective bills that were awaiting passage.
Thirty-five outstanding bills were left in limbo when Parliament was dissolved on Sept. 7.
Among the bills that died on the order paper were a number of high profile and controversial changes to the copyright act, increased regulation for natural health products and a law that would shorten senate terms.
The bills were automatically killed when Governor Micha

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