Unix Timestamp: 1228348800
Thursday, December 4. 2008, 12:00:00 AM UTC

2008 Canadian parliamentary dispute: At the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean prorogues the parliament until January 26, 2009, to avoid a confidence motion by a newly-formed coalition of opposition parties. //www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/12/04/harper-jean.html (CBC) //ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081204/GG_decision_081204/20081204/?hub=OttawaHome (CTV)

Political crisis in Canada: Governor GeneralMichaëlle Jean grants the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prorogue Parliament until January 26, 2009, averting a motion of no-confidence by the new opposition coalition led by the Leader of the OppositionStéphane Dion, and the New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, with Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe as a coalition partner.