Time to get off the omnibus, Carney

At a time like now—with faith in government eroding globally, and abuses of power going unchecked—such use of omnibus legislation is disheartening and counterproductive, to say the least.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet have introduced a number of omnibus bills which have been pushed through Parliament at breakneck pace. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

June 25, 2025

Omnibus bills are hardly new to Canadian federal politics. And the practice of packaging different legislative changes together into one bill is, in plenty of cases, legitimate. Take budget implementation bills, which typically enact multiple spending and other commitments p...

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