Senators say publishing details of powerful committee’s internal work part of ‘evolution’ to greater transparency

‘The more we can, the more we want to be open,’ says ISG Sen. Saint-Germain of move to make public details of the the Senate Internal Economy Committee's seven subgroups.

The move to make some details of Internal Economy subcommittees public is a positive step for transparency, say its members, from left, Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett, Canadian Senators Group Senator Percy Downe, and ISG Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain, while ISG Senator Marilou McPhedran, right, says more accountability should come to the powerful committee.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Cynthia Münster

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

October 28, 2020

A recent move to publish the work of the Senate Internal Economy Committee's subgroups is another step in an evolution towards openness and part of a years-long process to bring more transparency to the Senate, including the powerful committee that manages its finances...

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