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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal on Government Business No. 9—Changes to the Standing Orders

Replying to Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois)
“Mr. Speaker, the government is saying that it respects tradition and that this is why it should have a majority on committees, despite the will of the people, who did not give the government that majority. I simply wish to remind the government that there is also a tradition here in Parliament of consulting the opposition parties. Today, however, there has been no such consultation. Can my colleague tell me whether, by any chance, he has forgotten that consulting the opposition parties is one of Parliament’s traditions?”

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Mr. Speaker, since we have not altered the Bloc’s representation on the committees in any way, there was no reason to consult them.