Liberal MP Chagger steps down as chair of powerful Procedure and House Affairs Committee

'I want to fight for my constituents' voices,' says Waterloo, Ont., MP Bardish Chagger of her decision to resign from the committee in order 'to stay focused' on the riding as her priority.

Three-term Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Bardish Chagger stepped down unexpectedly as chair of the influential Procedure and House Affairs Committee on April 29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 4, 2024

After heading the House of Commons’ influential Procedure and House Affairs Committee for two-and-a-half years, three-term Liberal MP Bardish Chagger unexpectedly stepped down as both chair and member on April 29. Committee members learned about her departure the next day....

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