Conservatives push back on NDP, Liberal motions to create extra vice-chair slot across House committees

For their work in assisting the committee chair, each vice-chair would be entitled to a $6,200 pay bump on top of an MP’s base salary of $178,900.

Liberal MP Ruby Sahota was elected chair of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee on Jan. 30.The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

January 30, 2020

PARLIAMENT HILL—After some procedural wrangling, a lengthy recess, and debate, the Procedure and House Affairs Committee ended its meeting on Thursday without a decision on whether to create a third vice-chair across all House committees, punting the discussion to i...

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