House clerk abandons Standing Orders rewrite project amid concerns over proposed changes

Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, in a statement, said the process should be led by MPs and should have 'all-party consensus.'

House Clerk Charles Robert, pictured in March 1, 2018, during a committee appearance, told the House Affairs Committee on Tuesday that he will no longer proceed with the Standing Orders project. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

April 30, 2019

PARLIAMENT HILL—House Clerk Charles Robert told the House Affairs Committee on Tuesday that he’s abandoned the Standing Orders rewrite project, which he pursued in an effort to make parliamentary rules more accessible to members.

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