It’s hardly a truly open Commons Board of Internal Economy

More comprehensively, covering Parliament under the Access to Information Act would have been more desirable route to go.
House Speaker Geoff Regan chairs the Commons Board of Internal Economy.
OTTAWA—The section in the omnibus budget bill (C-44) meant to open the secretive Commons Board of Internal Economy barely advances transparency in Parliament. That's because most of what the board does—security, employment, staff relations and tenders issues—still remain secret. Simply dividi...

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