‘We’ve got ourselves in a tangled mess’: legal expert discusses possible path forward out of House impasse

Meanwhile, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs are 'afraid' to stand up to Conservatives over the ongoing filibuster.

The chair's gavel at the the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs— the committee to which MPs have suggested the SDTC documents issue be referred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

November 2, 2024

As the impasse in the House is in its fourth week, a former senior parliamentary counsel urges MPs to admit their mistake, and “move on.”

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