POLI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Joint Committee
Document Summary
Committees are an essential part of the debate and examination process in the house of. They are made up of only mps. Examine the bills between the second and third committee. Majority of government members on the committee. Committees are not that independent because the government has a strong degree of influence over them. The bill rarely changes because of the government"s power in the committees. Committees can invite experts to present their views about the subject. The committees can reach out to the canadian public. All standing committees are chaired by a government member. Public accounts committee- chaired by a member of the opposition. Government does not have an much control. Responsible for looking at the budget and government spending. Can provide a better check on the government because it has more independence. Committees can do independent research -> write a report and submit it to the. Less available to the public -> no media.
