House Affairs Committee puts filibuster on pause once again, as House leaders negotiate behind scenes to end standoff

House leaders are discussing how to proceed with proposed changes to the Standing Orders, the rules that govern MPs and how the House of Commons is run.

Liberal MP Larry Bagnell, chair of the House Affairs Committee, announced on Monday that the ongoing meeting, which has stretched from March 21 as a result of the opposition parties' filibuster, has been suspended until Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

April 3, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—The Procedure and House Affairs Committee paused its filibuster Monday afternoon against the government's proposed sweeping changes to House rules while the Liberal, Conservative, and New Democrat House leaders talked behind closed doors to end the standoff. Deputy Government H...

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