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Procedure and House Affairs committee Nevertheless, thanks to the committee members for inviting the CAJ to express our views. Briefly, as some background on our organization, we are Canada's largest national professional organization for journalists from all media, representing approximately 600 members across the
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee Thanks. I'm not a former Speaker of the House, and you get me for a whole hour.
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee Absolutely. Sure.
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee Sure. On the first question, I would return to the notion that openness should be the rule, not the exception. If a meeting quickly goes in camera for legitimate reasons, then a meeting goes in camera for legitimate reasons. If it doesn't come out of the in camera session until
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee I think confidence is an issue for sure. You took the words out of my mouth in your last sentence.
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee I think the answer is both. Whether or not it's the minutiae of the House or whether or not it would be boring as hell, or whether or not it would be mind-numbing, I just think the notion is that the public should, as its starting point, be able to listen to those things or hear
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee Absolutely. As it stands, the public can read the minutes, as sparse as they may be, and see those decisions. You'd think it would be useful if they could hear the deliberations.
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'm not sure I can say something like the public is more concerned now than ever about transparency. I think the public has always been concerned about transparency. There are issues with every government. Right now there are issues this current government is facing that people l
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'd rather not comment on whether or not an independent body or independent oversight is more or less appropriate. That's not really my expertise either.
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee I'm a journalist who doesn't like to take opinions, I guess, but I would say if there is a forum or an approach to that forum that allows for comfortable non-partisanship, if we can call it that, where people are comfortable not being partisan, then that's the kind of thing a jou
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee The members' expenditure reports currently online I think are useful. Obviously, there is a certain level of detail there that either me writing a story or my neighbour who is curious about their MP can access. I think the more detailed it is, the better. There's some criticism
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee Measures that would make sense to....
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee Sure it is. Absolutely. Something being easily—
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
Procedure and House Affairs committee Absolutely.
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
November 20th, 2013Committee meeting
Nick Taylor-Vaisey