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Government Business No. 9—Changes to Standing Orders

A procedural debate over changes to House of Commons committee membership numbers. The Liberals, now a majority after some floor crossing, want committees to reflect that change. Despite earlier cross-party negotiations, the Conservatives and Bloc accuse the government of a power grab and undermining accountability and collaboration by seeking to control the proceedings.

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Elizabeth May

Green
“I want the rules to give my small party more power and money. It's not fair that I don't get as much as the big parties.”
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