My member of Parliament apparently doesn't understand the institution.
"She wishes question period could be cancelled altogether," a Canadian Press article reports.
The article also says she wants more committee meetings closed to the news media.
Looks like someone needs to do a little reading on how Parliament has evolved, and the reasons for things like question period and open committee meetings. Something by Eugene Forsey might be a good start.
Ms. Glover should know that question period exists so that her government can be held publicly accountable for what it does. I seem to recall her party making a big thing of accountability in the past. Isn't it still important now?
The rookie MP told CP she doesn't care for the "theatre" and gamesmanship she's seen in Ottawa. I do hope she expressed that sentiment to the Prime Minister late last year as the government was engaging in theatre and gamesmanship of the worst sort.
(OH LOOK! Another blogger poins out an incident that raises interesting questions about my MP's attitudes.)
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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