Commentary An order-in-council (OIC) is a legislative tool used in parliaments to enact an action or regulation without having to go through all the steps formally required to pass a bill or motion in Parliament. It is accepted that the government cabinet can use this tool for items that don’t merit a full parliamentary debate…
Cory Morgan: Handgun Import Ban: Liberals Using Orders-in-Council to Avoid Parliamentary Scrutiny at a Rate Unseen in Living Memory
Malaysia Passes ‘Historic’ Party-Hopping Ban to Put an End to Political Defection in Parliament
The lower house of the Malaysian Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to prevent members of parliament (MPs) from “jumping” or switching parties in the middle of their terms in a bid to curb political defection. So-called “party hopping” contributed to the downfall of the former Pakatan Harapan government in 2020. The proposed bill was…
Debate in Parliament, Committees Paused Due to Technical Issues in Ottawa
Parliamentary proceedings, including committees and debate in the House of Commons, have been suspended due to technical issues Tuesday evening. Some members of Parliament weren’t able to get online at all, according to deputy Speaker Chris d’Entremont, and the House of Commons streaming service Parlvu was down. Some MPs debating Bill C-21, the government’s latest…
Israeli Government Fast-Tracks Bill to Dissolve Parliament
JERUSALEM—Israel’s outgoing coalition government will fast-track a bill this week to dissolve parliament, setting up the country for its fifth elections in three years, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Monday that he would disband his alliance of eight ideologically diverse parties, a year after taking office, and send the…
Government House Leader Wants Another Year of Hybrid Parliament for MPS
Liberal House leader Mark Holland says the government plans to allow members of Parliament to appear virtually for another year. He made the announcement today after saying he spoke with House leaders from opposition parties. Rules allowing MPs to appear virtually in the House of Commons and to vote using an app on their phones…
Two Sikh Rally Organizers Say They Were Wrongly Arrested Amid Parliament Bomb Scare
Two organizers of a Sikh event set to take place on Parliament Hill Saturday say they were arrested and released after being wrongfully identified in connection to a bomb threat in the area. Manveer Singh, an organizer of a remembrance rally for the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in India, said his group had received a…
Macron Faces Tough Battle for Control of Parliament After First Round Vote
PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sunday’s first-round election. Initial estimates by Elabe put the left-wing veteran Jean-Luc Melenchon’s NUPES bloc neck-and-neck with Macron’s Ensemble! alliance in…
Be Wary of the Path to an ‘Elected Dictatorship’
May 19, 2022
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Commentary On Saturday, Australia is having another federal election. These elections are generally held every three years because the Australian Constitution specifies that the maximum term of a parliament is three years. Of course, democracy is much more than just holding such elections. It takes far more than parliamentary elections to make a sound democracy….
Australian Senator Rex Patrick Campaigning for Free University Degrees
Senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, will use the next parliamentary term to push for free tertiary qualifications for Australian school leavers if re-elected in late May. In a release on Wednesday, the independent senator said encouraging and expanding access to tertiary education is critical to Australia’s development as a high-tech, advanced economy and culturally…
Conservatives, Bloc Pan Government Move to Allow Midnight Sittings in Parliament
The Conservatives say the prime minister is trying to create “an audience, not an opposition” after the Liberal government introduced changes to allow midnight sittings for the rest of the spring. The government says the proposal—known as Motion 11—would simply organize the business of the House of Commons before it adjourns for the summer, which…
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