"The federal government is proceeding with its plan to increase its influence over House of Commons committees now that it has reached majority status after a series of floor-crossing and three recent by-election wins. On Tuesday afternoon, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon announced a notice of motion on the issue to be considered by the Commons in coming days. Under the motion posted by Mr. MacKinnon, the number of Conservatives and Bloc Québécois MPs on committees would remain the same, but more Liberals would be added. The result would be an increase in the influence of the governing party... (Bailey, 2026)
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Bailey, Ian. (2026, April 21th) Carney government details plans to change Commons committees. Available from the Globe and Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-government-details-plans-to-change-commons-committees/