The Press Release the MSM Won't Cover

From Canada. The same erosion of democracy that's taking place all over the West.

From Everyday For Life Canada

The latest media press release from Real Women of Canada won't be covered by the mainstream media. However, Everyday for Life Canada posts it because the information it contains is important to every Canadian. Our democracy and freedoms are under attack and the media refuses to deal with the issue. We hope you read the statement and help spread the word. Canada doesn't need more judicial dictatorship and decisions being made by the Prime Minister and Cabinet alone. Canada needs to return to a government that is responsible and accountable to the electorate. Here's the press release:

THE CRIPPLING OF PARLIAMENT

At REAL Women of Canada's Annual General Meeting held in Toronto on Saturday June 8, 2019, the organization took notice of the current situation in Parliament, which is no longer a forum for public debate, but instead, has become a forum for the political party leaders to promote their agenda. These practices have effectively left the public out of the loop by denying its role in parliamentary debate and the enactment of legislation. These flawed practices, now carried out in Parliament, include the following:

1. Party leaders' must approve of candidates nominated to represent the party in an election, despite the views of the constituency.

2. The use of omnibus bills undermines and avoids the application of normal principles and procedures of parliamentary reviews by restricting clause-by-clause reviews by parliamentary committees.

3. The House of Commons Standing Orders provides that the governing party's House Leader chooses the Chairman of each committee, denying members of that committee from participation in the selection process. 

4. The Speaker of the House of Commons, who formerly had the responsibility during Question Period of recognizing Members of Parliament to speak on topics of their choosing, is now required to accept a list of speakers by the House whips to raise matters chosen by the party. 

5. Members of Parliament are provided few opportunities to speak in the House of Commons on matters of concern to their constituents and their own conscience. This has severely diminished the public's right to be heard in Parliament.

6. A consistent and continuing centralization of privileges and power in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Privy Council Office (PCO) has weakened parliamentary privileges, oversight of the executive, and Ministerial responsibility.

These practices by Parliament have led to laws being passed without the meaningful consent of the public, in contravention of the principles of responsible government. 

It is crucial therefore, that parliamentary reform be undertaken to restore the independence and integrity of Members of Parliament, together with the meaningful impact of the public, in the formation of laws.

Media Contact:
C. Gwendolyn Landolt Diane Watts
National Vice-President Researcher
(905) 787-0348 (613) 236-4001
(905) 731-5425 email: realwcna@rogers.com
email: info@realwomenofcanada.ca

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