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The Week with Mark Sutcliffe
May 30, 2010
There may soon be an end to the controversy around the disclosure of MPs expenses, but just as that issue moves closer to resolution, there is new dissatisfaction over the decision to shield ministerial staff from appearing before Parliamentary committees. Columnist Lawrence Martin of The Globe and Mail weighs in on these and other issues. Conservative MP Michael Chong wants to see more decorum during the daily exchanges of Question Period. He's put forward a private member's bill that aims to tame the rhetoric and expand the time available for questions and answers. Did the 2006 election break Canada's fixed-date election law? The Federal Court has found the election was legal but some political advocacy groups disagree. Democracy Watch is appealing the judgment to the Supreme Court seeking to block the prime minister from calling another snap election. Democracy Watch co-ordinator Duff Conacher explains what's at stake.