The third and final debate for the bill, For Regulating the Government of Massachusetts, took place on May 2, 1774. The House of Commons unfortunately did not realize that they had arrived “at the Rubicon”; the question by the end of the day was on which side of the Rubicon would they find themselves. What […] The post The Wrong Remedy appeared first on Journal of the American Revolution.| Journal of the American Revolution
UK government-owned savings bank NS&I (National Savings & Investments) is to upgrade its core banking system with a digital, ‘cloud-native’ platform provided by SBS, a France-headquartered financial technology company. NS&I – an arm’s length body of HM Treasury – is best known for its Premium Bonds, whereby bondholders are entered into a monthly draw for […]|
This week marks a year since the House of Commons established a new Modernisation Committee. In this post, Tom Fleming reviews the committee’s first year. On 25 July 2024, the House of Commons voted to establish a new Modernisation Committee, with a remit to ‘consider reforms to House of Commons procedures, standards, and working practices; […]| The Constitution Unit Blog
I am trying to verify three quotations attributed to Mr. Churchill. All three apply to politics or politicians, and all are very relevant today. Can you assist? I saw them on Facebook. 1. “Youth is for freedom and reform, maturity for judicious compromise and old age is for stability and repose.” 2. “What is the use of Parliament if it is not the place where true statements can be brought before the people? …of sending Members to Parliament to say what they are told to say by Minister...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
In a moment that caused both sides of the House of Commons to erupt into laughter, Prime Minister Mark Carney mistakenly gave his own title to Speaker of the House of Commons.| Global News
In hindsight it may have been a bad idea for the opposition leader to borrow heavily from the playbook of a volatile, unpredictable public figure and hope that figure remained a stable and consistent friend to Canada through a Canadian election cycle. The post Editor’s Rant: A flipped script appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsGrainews
In today's complex world, the lack of clear boundaries between domestic and foreign policy regularly pushes Canadian parliamentarians to take action on the international stage. More and more of them are engaged in direct exchanges with their foreign counterparts on issues of national and global importance. In Canada, diplomatic engagement has long been an integral part of our parliamentarians' activities, and is generally aimed at the following three objectives: exchanging ideas and best prac...| HillNotes
Officers of Parliament support both houses in their accountability and scrutiny functions by carrying out independent oversight responsibilities assigned to them by statute. These officers are responsible directly to Parliament rather than to the government or a federal minister. While no statutory definition exists of what constitutes officers of Parliament, they should not be confused with officials who assist Parliament in procedural and administrative matters.| HillNotes
Canada’s founding document, the Constitution Act, 1867, established the country as a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Executive authority resides with the Sovereign or that person’s representative (i.e., the Governor General of Canada). The Constitution assigns the Governor General a wide range of powers. However, as a constitutional monarchy, these powers are generally only exercised on the advice of Canada’s prime minister and the federal Cabinet.| HillNotes
A Private Members’ Bill on assisted dying is set to have its second reading this month. The government has declared itself neutral on the passage of the bill and the policy of assisted dying.…| The Constitution Unit Blog
The Public Accounts Committee set up an ‘HS2 and Euston: Recall’ Inquiry last year, to question senior officials at the DfT and HS2 Ltd. on progress on the project since its April 2023 as a followup to the report they published in July 2023. In February 2024, they published the results of that inquiry. Whilst the initial was about Euston, the report also looks at the consequences of the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2. Here is the summary of the … Continue Reading| STOP HS2 – The national campaign against High Speed Rail 2
In the recent debates over the report of the Standards and Privileges committee on the Owen Paterson case frequent reference has been made to the House of Commons’ foundational resolution of 2 May 1695 on lobbying. The resolution runs as follows: That the Offer of any Money, or other Advantage, to any Member of Parliament,… Continue reading Paid advocacy in the House of Commons and the Resolution of 2 May 1695→| Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament
The third of a series of blogs on parliamentary privilege and libel, this one deals with the notorious case of Stockdale v. Hansard| Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament
This is a series of three blogs about Parliament and Libel. The first, Privilege, Libel and the long road to Stockdale v. Hansard, Part I: from Strode’s Case to Article IX, dealt with the earliest …| Reformation to Referendum: Writing a New History of Parliament