With recent debate on Standing Orders, MP Lamoureux urges pursuit of modernization, but not all MPs are as keen

Conservative MP Tom Kmiec warned that modernization isn’t always a good thing.

Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux, left, and Conservative MP Tom Kmiec, right, both had suggestions for how the Standing Orders and procedure in the House could be changed. However, Mr. Lamoureux was more supportive of modernization, where Mr. Kmiec warned of unforeseen consequences.The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

February 10, 2021

The use of written speeches, debate time, speaking lists, dress codes, the creation of a dual Chamber, and ways to make the House of Commons more family-friendly were all in focus during recent debate on Standing Orders and procedure—a debate longtime modernization advocate Liberal MP Kevin Lamo...

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