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

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

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Measures that would make sense to....

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

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.

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

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.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely. Sure.

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

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thanks. I'm not a former Speaker of the House, and you get me for a whole hour.