Chagger says time allocation to be used ‘more often’ by Liberals to pass legislative agenda

In a letter sent to opposition House leaders, Government House Leader Bardish Chagger axes some contentious proposed rule changes to Standing Orders, but opposition promises that more resistance is coming.

On Monday, May 1, Government House Leader Bardish Chagger said that in order to pass their legislative agenda, the Liberals will be looking to lean on the procedural tool of time allocation to limit debate on legislation when needed. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

May 2, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—The Liberals say they will now use time allocation to get their legislative agenda moving, after earlier promising not to use the heavy-handed procedural tool to limit debate. “I have an important responsibility to ensure that there is meaningful debate, also that we are advanci...

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