Discussion · Government Orders
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault Liberal
“When a party has a majority of seats in the House, our traditions say it should also have a majority of seats on committees. I want to ask my colleague why it is important to follow this tradition.”
“Mr. Speaker, House of Commons Procedure and Practice, first edition, explicitly states that when the governing party holds a majority in the House, it also holds a majority in all parliamentary committees. There is therefore a well-established tradition in our Canadian parliamentary system that when a party has a majority in the House, it also has a majority in committee. I would like to ask my colleague why it is so important to uphold traditions and principles for the proper functioning of our Westminster-style system of government.”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, House of Commons Procedure and Practice, first edition, explicitly states that when the governing party holds a majority in the House, it also holds a majority in all parliamentary committees. There is therefore a well-established tradition in our Canadian parliamentary system that when a party has a majority in the House, it also has a majority in committee. I would like to ask my colleague why it is so important to uphold traditions and principles for the proper functioning of our Westminster-style system of government.