Why some Commons committees are out of control, dysfunctional
There's really no reason for a major overhaul of the procedures that govern Commons committees. The real problem is that the committees and their chairs are not following established procedures.
When I first started as a committee clerk on Parliament Hill, one of the experienced clerks told me about the time when one of his committees descended into near chaos. The chair turned to him and barked for some procedural wisdom to get the meeting back on track. The experienced clerk calmly rep...
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