Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. The original bill, I believe, was quite prescriptive in terms of saying it's just the local riding associations. My understanding of the amendment is that it now moves to just being one person who's chosen by the party through a mechanism of their choosing, which presumably

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think democracy can be messy sometimes, and I don't think it's necessarily such a bad thing if those issues have to come out. It's clear that there needs to be debate about important issues within our parties, rather than constantly having to provide a united front with the sam

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'd rather see a more prescriptive approach, yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think this gets to one of the really interesting tensions in the bill. On the one hand, you could have just the local riding associations making the decision; on the other hand, the status quo at the moment, with the sign-off from party leaders. With the original bill I believe

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think you've studied this bill more than I have, so maybe correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that the rules would be put in place, and then at its first meeting each parliamentary caucus would have to decide whether or not to use those suggested rules or alternati

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Personally I think there should be a mechanism. I'm not sure in terms of the process.... It says it has to be recorded. I'm not sure exactly what that encompasses, but I'm a big believer in transparency, as are the folks in the Leadnow community. I think it should be clear to fol

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The point I would make is that over past decades we've seen an increasing centralization of power within the offices of party leaders. At the same time, we haven't seen an increase in the checks and balances on that power. For me, the ability of caucus members to remove a party l

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Good morning everyone, and thank you for inviting me. I'll say a few words about Leadnow in just a moment, but I'm going to begin with a couple of quotes. The first is from Bruce Woollatt, a Leadnow member from London, Ontario. He says, “I'm tired of the MP for my riding bein