Parliamentary secretaries don’t belong on Commons steering committees, say opposition whips
Direct from the PMO: Steering committees meet in camera and recommend how the standing committee should proceed with its orders of reference, selection of witnesses and schedule of meetings.
The government's powerful Parliamentary secretaries don't belong on House of Commons steering committees because they detract from committees' traditional independence, politicize the agenda, and carry a "direct line to the PMO," opposition party whips say.
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