Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gordon Prentice (Labour), on Wednesday, 17 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 33 members in total.

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REFORM OF THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS

That this House congratulates Paul Martin, the new Prime Minister of Canada, on his decision to make democratic reform of the House of Commons a top priority; notes that the reforms are designated to strengthen the roles of individual parliamentarians and committees with an increased number of free votes; further notes that Ministers will be required actively to seek the support of their colleagues who are to be involved early in the policy development process; contrasts this approach to the way in which key policy initiatives are brought forward at Westminster; and urges the British Prime Minister to visit his counterpart's website http://www1.pm.gc.ca/eng/dem_reform.asp for insights and inspiration.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

322 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Canada Politics and government Reform Martin, Paul

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk