Tidsbegränsninger i parlamentet är enligt den till varje tid sittande opposition alltid ett övergrepp mot demokratin när den används.
I Canadas parlament används tidsbegränsning frekvent:
Since 1971, the various governments have imposed time allocation motions on the opposition parties 131 times.
It has become standard practice for a government to impose time allocation, especially when the legislative measure
may lead to major disagreements.
Over the past 30 years, federal governments have each used this order for bills involving a social issue or a contentious national debate.
For example, controversy over the free trade agreements, rights accorded to gays and lesbians, the Clarity Act (2000)
and the Nisga’a treaty was reduced in the House somewhat by limiting debate.
Argumenten mot begränsningar i tiden kammaren avsätter till ett ärende har redan framförts i tråden här.
Is “time allocation” the best means by which to silence the opposition or does it allow
rather for effective time management in the House of Commons?
In 1969, the Trudeau government adopted, not without a vigorous reaction from opposition parties,
a new procedure that allotted a certain period of time for a debate, reducing the use of closure.
Despite promises that this measure would never be used, 150 time allocation motions were adopted
by the House of Commons since December 1971.