Does it really exist? I smile whenever I find something like this:
Canadian PM wins suspension of Parliament
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a rare suspension of Parliament on Thursday, managing to avoid being ousted by opposition parties angry over the minority Conservative government's economic plans and an attempt to cut off party financing.
Governor General Michaelle Jean -- the representative of Queen Elizabeth, Canada's head of state -- agreed to Harper's request to shut down Parliament until Jan 26. Parliament was reconvened just weeks ago after the October 14 election.
From what I have been told a Governor General is a person appointed by the Queen of Britain to become head of state of the different commonwealth countries. There are 53 members of the commonwealth of which 16 have this Governor General who can shut down parliament and do other things that the Queen does not agree with.
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