Posts Tagged ‘closure’

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  A short history of limiting debate in the House of Commons

  Have MPs forgotten how to work together?

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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  Time management

  The government moves to limit debate

  by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, January 31, 2013

• Limited tolerance for debate

  Twice today—this morning in regards to C-31, this afternoon in regards to back-to-work legislation…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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  Saving the House of Commons

  Seven ways to fix the beleaguered institution

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, December 2, 2011

• The House supports the curtailment of debate

  With all Conservatives present voting nay, the NDP motion on time allocation has been…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, November 28, 2011

• The curtailment of debate

  The House will spend Friday debating an NDP motion on the use of time…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, November 25, 2011

• You’ve changed

  The New Democrats sent up backbencher Dan Harris just before Question Period yesterday with…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, November 22, 2011

• Like a young Pat Martin

  On the afternoon of May 25, 1998, a young parliamentarian—a member of the opposition,…

  by Aaron Wherry - Monday, November 21, 2011

• It takes a swear word

  Speaking with reporters after QP this morning, Pat Martin claims a kind of victory….

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, November 18, 2011

• And now a word from Pat Martin

  Via Twitter, the NDP MP reacts to the government’s latest move to limit debate…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, November 16, 2011

• What is this House for?

  With the last intervention of Question Period yesterday, Elizabeth May asked the government to…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, November 4, 2011

• Just deliver, don’t debate

  Peter Van Loan responds to complaints about the Harper government’s moves to limit debate…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, October 28, 2011

• Time is short

  The Conservatives have invoked time allocation on C-19, the bill that eliminates the long-gun…

  by David Newland - Thursday, October 27, 2011

• No time for debate

  While the Liberals complain that the budget implementation act received just four days of…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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