‘Politicians work in a fishbowl environment:’ MPs should talk about scaling back the role of officers of Parliament, says Savoie

It’s the job of Parliament to hold parliamentarians to account, not officers of Parliament, says Donald Savoie.

Donald Savoie is Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance at the Université de Moncton. He says eight out of 10 Offices of Parliament should be eliminated, and parliamentary standing committees should be empowered to hold politicians to account. The Hill Times photograph by Abbas Rana

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 30, 2023

With many layers of transparency requirements from offices of Parliament, parliamentarians and public servants operate in a ‘fishbowl environment’ and a national debate is needed on the proper role of the officers of Parliament, says Prof. Donald Savoie, one of the count...

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