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A mini-revolt has resulted among Conservative backbenchers, up against Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who are complaining that their own party is silencing their right to speak out in Parliament. The complaint was initially launched by Mark Warawa on Tuesday, asserting that boiling party discipline is thwarting him from representing his Langley, B.C., constituents in the House of Commons. Hence, he requested the Speaker, Andrew Scheer, to take action against what he called a breach of his privileges as an MP.
Soon after the launch of complaint by Warawa, it was seconded by another Conservative backbencher, Alberta MP Leon Benoit, and thirdly again by Winnipeg’s Rod Bruinooge. Their complaint overall constituted about their right to freely participate in a 15-minute period each day set aside for members’ statements, known as S.O. 31s. Warawa pointed out that he was on the Tory roster to make a statement last Thursday, when he was informed at the last minute that he’d been struck from the list. He informed Commons that “the reason I was given was that the topic was not approved of.”
Benoit confirmed that he also suffered from the same, more than once, alleging that “I want to say that I too feel that my rights have been infringed on by members of the party because I am not allowed to speak on certain topics in S.O. 31s.” He added that “I have had S.O. 31s removed and I have been told that if I have one on a certain topic I simply will not be given S.O. 31s.”
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