Liberals insist not interfering in House committee chair selections, despite lack of secret ballots

Liberal MPs on each committee pre-determined who they were nominating as chairperson ahead of meetings, and as a result only one committee so far has actually used the Liberals' touted secret-ballot election process.
Liberal House committee chairpeople insist there has been no interference from the Prime Minister's Office or the government whip, but so far only one committee has actually used the Liberals' secret-ballot election process. Heading into this Parliament. the Liberals promoted “increased accountab...

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