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Shannon Miedema

Liberal on Government Orders 2026-04-27

37 words · 1 sentences · 1 clauses

Replying to Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Bloc Québécois)

“Mr. Speaker, during her speech, my colleague said that the parties’ representation on committees must reflect their representation in the House. The Liberals hold 51% of the seats in the House, but they want 58% of the seats in committees. Can my colleague explain to me how she can say in her speech that she wants committees to operate like the House, when in reality, the Liberals are giving themselves much more power with this new majority that they engineered by enticing floor crossers?”

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Mr. Speaker, Reasoning · 37 wordsmy understanding is that parties with status sit on committee and that it is the history of Canadian government and Westminster government that when there is a majority government, there is a majority on every single committee.¹²

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Signal · 100

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Claims · 2

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1“parties with status sit on committee”Only parties with official status in the House of Commons are entitled to sit on parliamentary committees.search
2“when there is a majority government, there is a majority on every single committee”Historically, when a party forms a majority government in Canada’s Westminster system, that party holds a majority on every parliamentary committee.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20