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Why wouldn't Mr Chong wish to share details of threats to his family with the committee 'in camera'? He only wants to speak in public = gives him a chance to make veiled implications that he's off the hook to back up with specifics
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Lori Turnbull, Poli Sci prof, says Mr Chong might not wish to have to read it in the newspaper that would increase the risk of more threats.
But that only explains not wishing to give details in public. How does that affect 'in camera'?
Lori Turnbull, Poli Sci prof, says Mr Chong might not wish to have to read it in the newspaper that would increase the risk of more threats.
But that only explains not wishing to give details in public. How does that affect 'in camera'?
(Lori Turnbull was interviewed on @CBCNews, following coverage of the PROC hearing)
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The 'Good Book' states: "let him who is without sin cast the first stone."
Yet MP @MarkGerretsen #YGK pays no heed himself to such and doesn't mention HE ALSO IS NOT FAULTLESS when it comes to respecting the rules in #HoC committee.
Here's ONE example:
#WEscandal #cdnpoli
The 'Good Book' states: "let him who is without sin cast the first stone."
Yet MP @MarkGerretsen #YGK pays no heed himself to such and doesn't mention HE ALSO IS NOT FAULTLESS when it comes to respecting the rules in #HoC committee.
Here's ONE example:
#WEscandal #cdnpoli
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☞ GERRETSEN interrupts MP @ToddDohertyMP [12:02:08] and then proceeds to interject again with a childish swipe during a formal Point of Order. [12:02:43]
Meeting No. 2 #PROC - Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (6 OCT)
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☞ GERRETSEN interrupts MP @ToddDohertyMP [12:02:08] and then proceeds to interject again with a childish swipe during a formal Point of Order. [12:02:43]
Meeting No. 2 #PROC - Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (6 OCT)
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THAT SAID, Mr. GERRETSEN dId not hesitate to angrily rebuke Mr. DOHERTY during the previous meeting for what he perceived as an interruption to his speaking time. [17:46:43]
Meeting No. 1 #PROC - Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (28 SEP)
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THAT SAID, Mr. GERRETSEN dId not hesitate to angrily rebuke Mr. DOHERTY during the previous meeting for what he perceived as an interruption to his speaking time. [17:46:43]
Meeting No. 1 #PROC - Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (28 SEP)
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Utilizing (Liberal interpretations of) #HoC procedure, @MarkGerretsen #YGK ultimately crassly marched in step with his Liberal #LPC colleagues blocking any 'pre-study' of #WECharity links to Prorogation.
@Emmanuel_Rach @ipoliticsca #cdnpoli
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Utilizing (Liberal interpretations of) #HoC procedure, @MarkGerretsen #YGK ultimately crassly marched in step with his Liberal #LPC colleagues blocking any 'pre-study' of #WECharity links to Prorogation.
@Emmanuel_Rach @ipoliticsca #cdnpoli
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GERRETSEN read from a statement [11:21:18 - 11:35:53] delineating @liberal_party argument against the Motion by @karen_vecchio.
Following his reading, GERRETSEN interjected upon @ToddDohertyMP with (supposed) Point of Order [11:51:28]. Taking umbrage at remarks of DOHERTY,
GERRETSEN read from a statement [11:21:18 - 11:35:53] delineating @liberal_party argument against the Motion by @karen_vecchio.
Following his reading, GERRETSEN interjected upon @ToddDohertyMP with (supposed) Point of Order [11:51:28]. Taking umbrage at remarks of DOHERTY,
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GERRETSEN denied his statement had been prepared by PMO.
To that point, GERRETSEN had an obvious prolonged struggle with the syntax and choice of (his own) words [11:35:01].
* The reader can make their own decision. A video link is provided in the last frame of this Thread
GERRETSEN denied his statement had been prepared by PMO.
To that point, GERRETSEN had an obvious prolonged struggle with the syntax and choice of (his own) words [11:35:01].
* The reader can make their own decision. A video link is provided in the last frame of this Thread
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A Liberal MP has garnered some unexpected national media attention over his "anguished committee speech" (@hollyanndoan via @mindingottawa).
AND,his defensiveness quickly boiled over, unravelling into a (cringeworthy) rant by the MP Kingston and the Islands.
#cdnpoli #YGK
A Liberal MP has garnered some unexpected national media attention over his "anguished committee speech" (@hollyanndoan via @mindingottawa).
AND,his defensiveness quickly boiled over, unravelling into a (cringeworthy) rant by the MP Kingston and the Islands.
#cdnpoli #YGK
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To the (undoubted) chagrin of @MarkGerretsen and his @liberal_party colleagues, this story doesn't lend itself readily to vetting.
When @CPC_HQ @karen_vecchio introduced a Motion pursuant to Standing Orders requiring an explanation by the government for the Prorogation ...
To the (undoubted) chagrin of @MarkGerretsen and his @liberal_party colleagues, this story doesn't lend itself readily to vetting.
When @CPC_HQ @karen_vecchio introduced a Motion pursuant to Standing Orders requiring an explanation by the government for the Prorogation ...
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Mr. GERRETSEN embarked immediately on defensive pushback against any inclusion of #WECharity [17:13:50-17:18:12], even accusing all the Opposition of "conspiring in advance" [17:45:50] as "an opportunity to dig up some dirt. I know they're [#CPC] are looking for this silver
Mr. GERRETSEN embarked immediately on defensive pushback against any inclusion of #WECharity [17:13:50-17:18:12], even accusing all the Opposition of "conspiring in advance" [17:45:50] as "an opportunity to dig up some dirt. I know they're [#CPC] are looking for this silver
So @nicolejgoodman and I testified to @HoCCommittees #PROC that remote voting was doable for NON-SECRET votes. The report completely omits this crucial point and instead inexplicably recommends "conducting votes via SECRET ballots electronically"
We detailed in an @IRPP oped why NON-SECRET voting was necessary for verifiability. We submitted this breif to the committee and summarized it in our testimony. Incredibly, these arguments were all omitted from the report and our brief wasn't even cited.
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By selectively excluding key portions of expert testimony from the report that would have run contrary to the committee's eventual recommendation, I find myself sharing @CPC_HQ's assessment that the government "seemed committed to a specific outcome."
I spoke to the House of Commons (@HoCCommittees) Procedures Committee (#PROC) today about how to do remote legislative voting in a safe, cyber-conscious way.
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Remote legislative voting is a way easier technical problem than online voting for general elections. Votes are a matter of public record, which means you can go back and check what was recorded, which means you can actually detect when things go wrong.
But it's not enough to be _able_ to check. You have to actually do it, and you need to have procedures in place so you know what to do when things go wrong.
"The number of (technical) briefings computer science subject matter experts submit to a Canadian Parliamentary committee is normally zero" via @papervote papervotecanada2.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/set…
There are a few reasons for this. Unsurprisingly, technology people are more interested in tech than politics, and many wouldn't see the point of trying to reach across the divide. But in my experience, that street runs both ways.
For example, despite being the only technical submission to #PROC, despite our offer to appear, and despite them ultimately recommending to adopt the very technology we were offering guidance on, we were not among the dozens of witnesses they invited to hear from
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs is now debating the finer points of what a virtual parliament could and should look like. #cdnpoli #PROC
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Interesting questions: should members still be required to wear business attire (clerk says members in virtual committees have been "bending the dress code" lately). Should members, for example, be required to rise to be recognized as is procedure and tradition?
Speaker of the House just said remote MP voting is possible in time if needed.
