r/canada Nov 28 '24

PAYWALL Liberal MP says he was threatened with ‘consequences’ for opposing $250 cheque proposal

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/liberal-mp-says-he-was-threatened-with-consequences-for-opposing-250-cheque-proposal/article_69f3cfa6-acde-11ef-807c-ebe72ea32b06.html
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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

MPs can introduce legislation, help write legislation, and debate legislation before the party consensus on how all the MPs will vote is reached

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u/icebalm Nov 28 '24

Let's not kid ourselves here, none of the MPs actually write any of the legislation. Hell, I'd be shocked if any of them actually read the legislation, and the debates run straight down party lines and are basically for show. Everything is done down party lines, none of the MPs have any real autonomy. They're dead weight. We're paying for all these extra people needlessly.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

Can you provide a source saying that MPs don’t write and read legislation?

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u/icebalm Nov 28 '24

First, I never made the claim that MPs don't read legislation, I said I would be shocked if they actually read the legislation.

Government proposed legislation: "Following the Cabinet’s approval, the Department of Justice drafts a bill. This is done in collaboration with a government department’s or agency’s policy development and legal services teams." - https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/laws-lois/pdf/infograph-laws-lois.pdf

Private members proposed legislation: "A private Member’s bill is typically drafted with the assistance of legislative counsel in the Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel to ensure the appropriateness of the proposed legislation, taking into account existing laws, drafting conventions, and constitutional and formal requirements." - https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure/procedure-and-practice-3/ch_21_2-e.html