Liberals defend seizing majority committee control as critics decry ‘violation’ of convention 

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon will table a motion ‘in the coming days’ to change Parliament’s standing orders and boost Liberal representation on committees by two seats.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, speaking to reporters on April 22, defended his government’s decision to take majority control of committees.

Liberals are defending their move to change Parliament's standing orders to gain control of committees now that they have formed a razor-thin majority, but critics and the opposition say the coming government motion goes against parliamentary procedure, and constitutes gover...

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