Mexican Congress disrupted, Calderon trip approved

From the BBC:

A sit-in protest by leftist politicians over energy reform plans has forced Mexico's Congress to relocate for the first time in almost 20 years.

Lawmakers had to cram into conference rooms to press ahead with routine business on Tuesday.

Leftist MPs seized the podiums of both houses last week in protest at plans to ease limits on private involvement in the state oil giant, Pemex.

Among the routine business, according to the Herald Tribune:

Both houses voted to let [Mexican President Felipe] Calderon travel to the United States for an April 21-22 summit of North American leaders in New Orleans.

The House of Commons never voted for Stephen Harper's trip to the Gulf Coast. He is just going. But then again, the SFUO's Board of Administration never explicitly voted for this trip to New Orleans, either.