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Liberals move to take control of House committees now that they've secured majority
Steven MacKinnon says the change would give Liberals seven seats on most committees, one more than opposition MPs.
- The Liberals plan to take control of House of Commons committees after securing a majority government.
- House leader Steven MacKinnon said the Liberals want to change the standing orders to have the most votes on committees.
- Most committees would now have seven Liberals, four Conservatives, and one Bloc member, instead of the previous balance.
- The proposed change requires a vote in the House because standing orders usually need unanimous agreement.
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Liberals will move to take control of House committees with newly secured majority
House leader Steven MacKinnon said in a social media post Tuesday that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders to reflect their majority in the House and give them the most votes on committees.
·Canada
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With their parliamentary majority, the Liberals wanted to amend the rules to have a majority on the committees of the House of Commons.
·Montreal, Canada
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Liberals move to take control of House committees now that they've secured majority
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources33
Leaning Left24Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution77% Left
Bias Distribution
- 77% of the sources lean Left
77% Left
L 77%
C 23%
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