Conservatives Push Back on Carney's Committee Changes

0:00Canada's opposition conservatives are pushing back hard against Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to reshape parliamentary committees now that is. Liberals hold a majority. They grab 174 seats after winning three by elections on Monday and picking up five MPs who cross the floor. Four. Conservatives and one from new Democrats that flip the Liberals from a minority of 169 seats into full control. Here this week, Carney hinted at tweaking committee memberships to match the new house numbers and cut down on what he calls opposition. Show boating. Normally, these groups, where MPs dig into issues and tweak bills, get set up through party talks based on the last election results from April, when conservatives hailed 144 seats. Conservative House leader Andrew Sheer called it, unprecedented territory, slamming the majority as backroom deals that twist the voters' choice. These urging Liberals to stick to tradition and not stack committees against the opposition,

1:00which is use them to probe government moves on. Everything from indigenous contracts to the arrive can app. Meanwhile, Liberals have accused conservatives of stalling their bills since Carney took office last year, while conservatives fired back that they've been more open to deals lately to dodges snap election. Government House leader Stephen McKinnon says it's standard for committees to mirror current seat counts. This standoff could reshape how legislation moves forward, with conservatives fighting to keep their oversight muscle intact as parliament gears up. For the changes, that's your Calgary News Today update, AI powered and always on.