‘Number of break weeks is obscene,’ MPs should re-evaluate use of time, says expert

The Procedure and House Affairs Committee is studying 'initiatives toward a family-friendly House of Commons,' including possibly killing Friday sitting days.
Provincial holidays have affected the House's patchy sitting schedule this year and, as MPs consider killing Friday sittings, one leading expert says there should be fewer constituency break weeks and that MPs should be re-examining their use of time as a whole. “I think getting rid of Friday...

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