i'm actually going to hold off on attacking him on this, a little.

his predecessor, stephen harper, was often accused of using this tactic, in ways that were legitimately designed to shut down dissent, and prevent the institution from operating properly. that may be the actual reason that trudeau has avoided proroguing parliament; i believe this is the first time he's done this, since he was elected in 2015. that's actually an unusually sporadic usage of what is a legitimate procedure.

they just changed finance ministers, and that's a perfectly valid reason to prorogue. the guardian, being in the uk, knows that.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/18/justin-trudeau-scandal-prorogue-parliament