Liberals Seek Majority on Committees, Opposition Cries Foul

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome to Calgary News today, powered by AI. Government House Leader Mark McKinnon is moving to give Liberals a majority on House of Commons committees, matching their new edge in the full. Chamber after recent by-election wins. He says it's to stop opposition parties from playing silly partisan games that waste taxpayer money and slow down key legislation. Committees are crucial because most bills have to pass through them before becoming law. And right now opposition MPs outnumber Liberals by one seat, on those panels. McKinnon table to motion this week following standard parliamentary rules, promising to keep working with other parties despite the shift. Opposition leaders are crying foul, with conservatives calling it a straight up power grab that stacks to deck against them. Their House Leader Andrew Shear says it's unprecedented for a Prime Minister to rewrite the rules like this through back removes. Both sides have been trading blows with filibusters lately. Liberals point to conservative delays on their anti-hate symbol bill.

1:02While conservatives highlight liberal stalls at the ethics committee over questions about the Finance Minister. McKinnon admits he skipped talks with conservatives, block Quebequois, or NDP, after they publicly shot down the idea last week. This push highlights the fresh tensions in a majority parliament, where Liberals aim to speed up their ambitious agenda without the old delays, but it. It's more clashes as committees reshape the legislative battlefield.