Tory MP’s Power Structure Bill Endorsed by Cabinet

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Sources have confirmed that the Conservatives’ federal cabinet has decided to back a backbench Conservative MP’s bill that aims to alter the power structure on Parliament Hill. Hence if things go as planned, the bill is supposed to pass in a key vote next week. The endorsement came after Michael Chong proposed amendments to the bill last week in order to make it more “flexible” for political parties to adopt.

In his remarks on Wednesday, Chong stated that “we have cabinet support and that’s good news,” stressing that he is “cautiously optimistic” that the bill will pass a vote to send it on to a parliamentary committee for study. Apart from the endorsement, Chong’s bill is still believed to have significant support among Conservative MPs, while NDP leader Tom Mulcair has also approved the bill. However, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has not disclosed his position as yet. All MPs will be given a free vote on the bill and after the bill finishes public hearings at the committee, it will return to the Commons for a final vote and, if passed there, be sent to the Senate.

The bill most prominently takes on two key issues including how parties should be empowered to vet, or in specific cases to, reject, locally nominated candidates for elections, and what kind of rules should be in place for a caucus to dump its party leader. Although critics claim that Chong’s amendments have significantly weaken the original intent of the proposed legislation, Chong alleged that “perfection is the enemy of the good.”

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