If the NDP’s motion is adopted Thursday, the proposed committee to study first-past-the-post alternatives would be required to convene within 10 sitting days. But losing their majority would give the Liberals “a clear defence against partisan trickery, and by numbers, it would force us to work together as parliamentarians,” Cullen said. Monsef acknowledged the motion during question period Wednesday but didn’t indicate her position on a redesigned committee. The composition of the committee is closer to the vote proportions that parties received in last year’s election than what the Liberals proposed earlier this month. In May, a Liberal motion appeared on the House of Commons notice paper stating the committee would be formed of six Liberal MPs, three Conservatives and one NDP member.

Source: National Post June 01, 2016 19:52 UTC