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Government Business No. 9—Changes to the Standing Orders

A government motion to change the Standing Orders so the governing party holds a majority of seats on House committees. Liberal members said it follows long-standing parliamentary tradition that the party with the most seats in the House also gets the most seats on committees, and pointed to examples of collaboration with other parties. Bloc Québécois, Conservative and Green members argued the change would reduce accountability, since committees could be used to block opposition studies and requests for documents, and said the motion would leave smaller parties with less committee representation. Several Conservative members also argued the government had obtained its majority through floor-crossing rather than the election result, while Liberal members responded that working with other parties continues. A number of exchanges also touched on committee work generally, including a Conservative motion at the veterans affairs committee that Liberals were debating at length.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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