In a matter of days, if not hours,  this session of parliament will break, I am told, for the summer. I’m further told the House may not resume sitting until possibly as late as after the Ontario election in mid-October.

Doesn’t this seem a little excessive?

Don’t get me wrong, I am in favour of recharging ones batteries, even political cells. I also completely get it that not all MPs have the luxury of being able to scoot-back to their riding weekly or from time-to-time to hear from, and speak with, constituents. Constituent work is, I wholeheartedly agree, an important part of an MPs work.