House committees set to be whipped up as MPs settle in

How committees are struck and how long it takes varies Parliament to Parliament, and depends on what parties agree to through negotiations.

MPs, including New Brunswick Conservative John Williamson, donning a purple scarf, are pictured arriving at the West Block for the first day of the new Parliament on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 23, 2021

Government House Leader Mark Holland kicked off the new Parliament by setting out a list of bills the Liberals want to see passed in the next four weeks, before the House of Commons rises for a six-week break on Dec. 17, but to do that, the government will need to move fast to strike committees. In...

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