Omnibus bills could be ‘new normal,’ says Samara researcher

In the last Parliament, the Senate appears to have exercised its authority more of providing 'sober second thought.'

MPs on the House's Canada-China Relations Committee convene on Jan. 20, 2020, for their first meeting since the special committee was formed in December. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

January 21, 2020

Lengthy government bills are shaping up to be “the new normal” in Parliament, despite the Liberals’ campaign pledge in 2015 to halt the practice, according to a new report. In a report published on Jan. 21 by Samara Cent...

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