Comments on: Formally Proposed Parliamentary Reform of the Week http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/formally-proposed-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/ Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eva http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/formally-proposed-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-211457 Eva Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:03:13 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=94183#comment-211457 Hm, hello, the Speaker of the House of Commons here in Canada is elected by secret vote. Duh. Hm, hello, the Speaker of the House of Commons here in Canada is elected by secret vote. Duh.

]]> By: sourstud http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/formally-proposed-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-211456 sourstud Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:12:33 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=94183#comment-211456 "Their chairmen ought to be elected by the whole house in a secret vote, rather than effectively agreed between the party whips, it says". Brilliant! Why don't they vote on legislation in a secret vote as well. That'll put the grumpy public in their place! "Their chairmen ought to be elected by the whole house in a secret vote, rather than effectively agreed between the party whips, it says". Brilliant! Why don't they vote on legislation in a secret vote as well. That'll put the grumpy public in their place!

]]> By: Gaunilon http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/formally-proposed-parliamentary-reform-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-211455 Gaunilon Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:37:39 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=94183#comment-211455 <i>"...to rebuild parliament's independence from the executive,"</i> is proposed by <i>"a prestigious select committee set up by Gordon Brown"</i> Brilliant. Do they not see the irony here. "…to rebuild parliament's independence from the executive," is proposed by "a prestigious select committee set up by Gordon Brown"

Brilliant. Do they not see the irony here.

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