House Of Commons Committee: Government Operations Committee

Government Spending Dept: OTTAWA - A new report says arcane rules are keeping MPs in the dark about the billions in government spending they should be scrutinizing, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Just this spring, not a single House of Commons committee was able to report on its examination of some proposed spending because the information arrived too late and the session clock ran out and nDP MP Pat Martin speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday October 18, 2011. Martin is chair of the all-party government operations committee. A new report by the committee says arcane rules are keeping MPs in the dark about the billions in government spending they should be scrutinizing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Members of Parliament receive conflicting, outdated information about how billions of tax dollars are being spent each year, and get little opportunity to review fiscal plans. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.