Carney's Majority: Liberals Gain Committee Edge

0:00It's April 21st. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Prime Minister Mark Carney is kicking off changes in the House of Commons. Now that his liberals hold a majority there. His first big step targets parliamentary committees, aiming to give his party the edge they have in the full house. Government House leader Stephen McKinnon announced on social media Tuesday that he'll table a motion Wednesday to adjust committee seats. He says it's a basic rule. The party with the most MPs in the House should lead committees too. Conservatives are pushing back hard, calling it a way to stack things against them. Their House leader says it's never happened before, changing the game through back room moves after the election. Committees handle key legislation reviews, where opposition can slow things down or tweet bills. Right now, they outnumber liberals by one spot, but Carney promised to fix that last week. The motion gets debated through Monday, then MPs vote, and it's set to pass. That means liberals take a one seat lead on every committee, clearing the path for Carney's

1:04big agenda to roll forward strong.