Liberal and Conservative MPs have defeated an NDP attempt to change the rules that govern the House of Commons in a series of ways that sought to instill democratic controls on the prime minister's powers.
It's a move the motion's sponsor, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie, says will maintain the potential for future Canadian leaders to "abuse" their power and "put the House of Commons under their thumb."
The last instance happened in August 2020, when Trudeau prorogued Parliament amid heat over the WE Charity controversy. At the time, the prime minister attributed the decision to a desire for a COVID-19 pandemic reset of the Liberal agenda. The NDP MP said Poilievre standing with Trudeau in rejecting of his proposal to "maintain his gatekeeping power of Parliament" was particularly "odd and quite frustrating.""I think that says a lot about who Pierre Poilievre is, and the sincerity with which he's talking about busting up gatekeeping powers… he's interested in in becoming Canada's foremost gatekeeper," Blaikie said. "That's an important difference for Canadians to keep in mind.
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