Liberals set the stage to reconfigure committees to reflect new House standings – iPolitics

April 22, 2026

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As flagged by iPolitics last night, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has now officially served notice of his pitch to reconfigure House committees to reflect the rebalanced House dynamics now that the Liberals have a narrow working majority in the chamber.

If adopted, the new order — which would remain in place for the duration of the current parliament — “would increase the number of members on committees where Liberal MPs act as chairs to 12, with seven of those seats reserved for Liberals,” while the membership of committees traditionally chaired by an opposition member “would be fixed at 10, with Liberal MPs to take up five seats,” which would give the Liberals “an effective majority on every committee,” iPolitics notes.

Read More: https://www.ipolitics.ca/2026/04/22/liberals-set-the-stage-to-reconfigure-committees-to-reflect-new-house-standings/