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Opposition Leaders Dept: "I'm cautiously optimistic," Chong, a Conservative MP from Ontario, was saying the other day. "The Liberals and the NDP have indicated they will be supporting it." So are most of his Conservative colleagues, and that would make a majority in a minority House, enough to send his motion to committee for further study and a final recommendation to Parliament within six months, according to Montreal Gazette. First, he proposes to allocate half of question period to members rising on their own, rather than as chosen by their parties' House leaders. Second, he suggests Ottawa borrow from Westminster and have a prime minister's question period once a week on Wednesday, freeing both the PM and the opposition leaders to be out of the House unless they chose to be there the remainder of the week. Other ministers would similarly attend on allocated days and michael Chong has a better idea for improving Parliament, and he apparently has got the votes for it. The House votes today on his motion to reform question period, with 20 members from all sides of the House seconding the motion. It's called bi-partisanship, a commodity in very short supply on Parliament Hill. Chong's motion is modest in its intent, but could be revolutionary in its effect. As reported in the news.
@t montreal gazette, michael chong