Category: parliament

Electronic Voting Among Changes to House Rules Discussed by MPs

Canada’s Parliament is considering several procedural changes, including facilitating electronic voting and more time for debate. On Feb. 1, MPs from all parties weighed in on potential changes for the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to consider. Most wanted to reduce time spent on process and increase time for meaningful debate. Electronic voting was seen…


Bad Habits in Government? Noooooo!

Commentary Habits matter. Good ones can help us by standardizing useful behaviours, but others can hurt by entrenching practices we possibly shouldn’t be doing. And ask any nail-biter how easy it is to break a habit. While some habits are annoying to us personally, others carry heavier implications. They can harm our public life. When…