MPs skeptical of releasing House attendance, but they have no ‘right to confidentiality,’ says democracy watchdog

MP attendance records are kept confidential, leaving it up to Parliamentarians if they want to disclose the amount of time they’ve spent in the House or working in their riding.

Unlike the Senate, in the House of Commons there’s no daily record of which MPs are in the Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

February 28, 2018

With no formal roll call in the House of Commons, it can be a bit of a guessing game for anyone who wants to keep track of MPs' whereabouts, which isn’t good enough when Parliamentarians are being supported by taxpayers’ money, says an accountability advocate. MPs themselves have mixed feelings...

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