Saskatoon MP Maurice Vellacott gave notice of a motion aimed at preventing the government from muzzling backbenchers by blocking their private members’ bills and motions. The motion would reform the current system, in which a handful of MPs on a Conservative-dominated sub-committee get to decide which private members’ business will be put to a vote in the House of Commons. Read more: ow.ly/t2l3H
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:14:52 +0000