House clerk selection process needs a non-partisan refresh
The clerk is, by law, the secretary to the BOIE. What kind of management board would accept that their most-trusted officer be appointed without their participation or consent?
‘A lot for a what if’: CPAC CEO says potential benefit of more camera angles in QP not worth risking editorial neutrality
The current rules for cameras in the House ‘perpetuates stultifying environment’ of debate consisting of ‘reading 20-minute speeches into the record’ and MPs manufacturing moments for social media clips, says Hill reporter Dale Smith.
Selecting Commons clerk needs ‘unanimity’ from all parties, say opposition MPs after critics pan past process
Former House clerk Audrey O’Brien says the role requires a candidate capable of performing a unique ‘balancing act.’
Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador final riding proposals could help swing certain districts: Grenier
Plus, the electoral redistribution commission for Manitoba tabled its final proposal on Dec. 6, which includes a reversal of its suggested expansion of Churchill–Keewatinook Aski.
Work, interrupted: new hires, remote interpretation set to boost committee capacity in new year
The House Board of Internal Economy has approved a new remote interpretation option, and 69 candidates sat the Translation Bureau’s recent accreditation exam.
House of Commons Clerk Robert to retire in January
Charles Robert recently announced his plan to officially retire as the 13th clerk of the House of Commons on Friday, Jan. 13.
‘Procedural cat-fishing’: final proposal for Nova Scotia riding redraw raises ire
As of Dec. 5, three redistribution commissions—for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—have tabled final proposed boundary changes with the House of Commons.
Canada lags behind its peers on foreign interference legislation: former CSIS officer
China’s involvement in Canadian politics has been going on for decades, sometimes in subtle ways, says former senior intelligence CSIS officer Michel Juneau-Katsuya, who served as chief of the agency’s Asia-Pacific division.
House urges Senate to review practices in light of interpreter injury concerns
While the Senate no longer has an agreement in place to allow for hybrid proceedings, committee witnesses can still appear remotely.
‘Second-class Senators’: McCallum pushing to empower non-affiliated Senators
Manitoba Senator Marilou McPhedran says she knew, ‘theoretically,’ the difference being non-affiliated would make when she left the Independent Senators Group last year, but ‘living it is very different.’
