Parties agree to NDP’s push for representation on steering committees

Chief Government Whip Mark Holland says the party was hoping to strike the Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week, but opposition had not reached a consensus.

Conservative Whip Mark Strahl, left, and NDP House Leader Peter Julian, pictured in 2017 at a Board of Internal Economy Committee meeting, say the issue the NDP raised about ensuring all recognized parties are represented on steering committees has since been resolved.The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

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BY PALAK MANGAT

December 11, 2019

The Liberals and opposition parties have agreed to give the NDP representation on all steering committees, an ask that the Conservatives' whip says had delayed the process of setting up committees. The House on Wednesday voted by "unanimous consent" to strike the Procedure and House Affairs Committ...

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