UPDATE: Here's an interesting rumour...
"I’m at the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner right now and a quiet rumour among a small number of of the gathered people here is that Prime Minister Stephen Harper may prorogue Parliament until the new year."**********
FROM THE COMMENTS: What gentle, compassionate man said...
"This becomes relevant because suddenly, he is weak. In fact, at this particular moment, he is almost unable to defend himself. Owing to a ridiculously ill-considered act of hubris, he has laid himself vulnerable to his opponents."*
"Their imperative could not be more clear: kill him. Kill him dead."