The move suspends all Parliamentary work, kills unfinished legislation, and relieves members of Parliament of their duties, while allowing the government to remain in power.
WATCH: The prime minister's planned resignation and the prorogation of Parliament are creating uncertainty across Alberta, including in Calgary, with organizations and governments left scrambling to determine if their dealings with Ottawa are impacted. Adam MacVicar reports.Calgary’s mayor did not mince words Tuesday about navigating the potential impacts of a prorogued Parliament, on the heels of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announced resignation.
According to Gondek, prorogation creates further uncertainty around the Green Line LRT and the $1.5 billion in federal funding committed to the project. The funding from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada goes towards TIES various services like language training, education, mental health supports and employment for more than 2,000 clients who are newcomers to Canada.
“We still cannot get a response from a federal minister when it comes to things like interim housing,” Nixon said.
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