First-ever Emergencies Act review committee formed
CTV
After days of procedural wrangling, the House of Commons has passed the government’s proposal for striking the historic Emergencies Act Parliamentary Review Committee.
The motion spelling out the composition of the committee passed 214 to 115 on Wednesday evening, following a debate that spanned days.
The committee will include seven MPs: Three Liberals, two Conservatives, one Bloc Quebecois MP, and one NDP MP. As well, there would be four senators, one from each recognized group in the upper chamber.
The MPs who will join the committee have to be named by their respective parties no later than Thursday.
The never-before-created-committee will have three co-chairs: The Bloc and NDP MPs, plus one senator. The Bloc voted with the Conservatives against invoking the Emergencies Act, while the NDP supported the Liberals in declaring a national public order emergency on Feb. 14, bringing in new powers to end the “Freedom Convoy” blockades and protests.