Government Operations committee  Well, I think you've raised an important point, and it is that we can talk about institutional features, but at the end of the day what Parliament does is part of the political system and political dynamics, and these give rise to certain behaviour, which can be highly partisan o

Government Operations committee  I don't want to become too normative. I said in my opening remarks that some of these things about the right balance of power between the executive and the legislature are really questions that are normative and reflect a certain view of how politics should be structured. But let

Government Operations committee  I have certainly seen more highly aggregated estimates than in Canada, but I did look at the main estimates a few days ago, and at least you have program-level information, which I think is very good. I've seen estimates that include more detailed information below the program le

Government Operations committee  I think the case is really overwhelming that Parliament should have a minimum of three months to look at the standing proposals of the executive before the start of the fiscal year. There are a number of ways in which you can do that. Different parliaments have done this in the p

Government Operations committee  Yes, I can hear you clearly. I hope you can hear me as well.

Government Operations committee  First of all, thank you very much for allowing me to present some thoughts to the committee. I also would like to thank your administrative team for being so helpful in helping me to organize this. First I'm going to give you some comparative observations. I bring less of the Ca