Discussion · Government Orders
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault Liberal
“Canada's government works best when it follows tradition. Past majority governments never had committee chairs break tie votes. I want the government House leader to explain why our plan for committee members fits our traditions better than the opposition's plan.”
“Mr. Speaker, my colleague put it well when he said that in Canada, our political system is based on respect for traditions and principles. This ensures that the system is stable and the government is able to function properly. If we look at the last 10 majority governments in our history, whether they were Liberal or Conservative, we see that there has never been a case where a committee chair had to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie. This morning, I heard some opposition members taking issue with the proposed composition of committees. I would like to ask the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons whether the government’s proposed composition better reflects the traditions of our parliamentary system than the suggestions put forward by the opposition during this morning’s debates.”
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague put it well when he said that in Canada, our political system is based on respect for traditions and principles. This ensures that the system is stable and the government is able to function properly. If we look at the last 10 majority governments in our history, whether they were Liberal or Conservative, we see that there has never been a case where a committee chair had to cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie. This morning, I heard some opposition members taking issue with the proposed composition of committees. I would like to ask the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons whether the government’s proposed composition better reflects the traditions of our parliamentary system than the suggestions put forward by the opposition during this morning’s debates.