Category: House of Commons committees

Review of Democratic Processes Needed as Ministerial Responsibility Changes: Experts

April 9, 2023
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One of the longest House of Commons committee filibusters in the last 10 years was the recent marathon attempt by the Liberals to prevent the prime minister’s chief of staff from testifying about foreign interference. Throughout February and March, government members of the procedure and House affairs committee argued that Katie Telford should answer questions…

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Relatives’ Right to Attend UK Parole Hearings Could Lead to ‘Revictimisation’

June 14, 2022
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The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird, has warned that a new law that would give the relatives of murdered people a right to attend parole board hearings could lead to their “revictimisation.” The government says the Victims’ Bill, which was unveiled after the Queen’s Speech last month, “aims to improve victims’…

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Kielburger Brothers Decline Request to Testify Before ‘Partisan’ Commons Committee

March 4, 2021
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OTTAWA—WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees. In a statement Wednesday, the charity noted that New Democrat MP Charlie Angus has requested that the RCMP and the Canada Revenue Agency investigate WE’s operations. The charity said it would be unfair to subject it to…

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