Parliamentary Standing Committees

Eleven of the 22 Bills introduced in the July 2019 session of Parliament were passed, making it a highly productive session after many years. But these bills were passed without scrutiny by parliamentary standing committees, their purpose being to enable detailed consideration of a piece of legislation.

  • Given the volume of legislative business, discussing all bills under the consideration of Parliament in detail on the floor of the House is impossible. Committees are platforms for threadbare discussion on a proposed law.
  • Committee meetings are ‘closed door’ and members are not bound by party whips.
  • While lawmaking gets increasingly complex, lawmakers cannot infinitely expand ....
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