Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question from the opposition in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 in Ottawa.
About the only thing all parties in the Commons can agree on right now is that the state of debate and decorum in the chamber is bad and getting worse. They just can't agree on who is to blame. One afternoon earlier this month, Charlie Angus stood in the House of Commons to lament.
It's too late now to get things back on track for 2024. But will Parliament be any more functional in 2025?The Conservatives argue that their actions are justified and grounded in high principles. Parliament has ordered the government to produce documents related to a troubled green technology fund; the government has so far refused to fully comply. The Conservatives say they're obstructing the government's legislative agenda in the spirit of parliamentary accountability.
Second, the order passed by Parliament called for the documents to be turned over not to MPs, but to the RCMP — a potentially problematic demand that even the national police force seems to find awkward.that the order was a "misuse" of Parliament's power with "no constitutional basis.
As that election draws closer, the fight for every inch of turf on Parliament Hill is only going to get more intense — and possibly more ridiculous. So it's easy to imagine the gong show being renewed for 2025, perhaps culminating in Parliament's premature collapse. But prolonged dysfunction risks seriously undermining how much the public values Parliament. The fact that its current deadlocked state hasn't attracted more widespread concern already reflects poorly on Parliament's status as an important public institution.
But the two parties also still share some of the same goals. And if the Conservatives win a majority next fall, it may be a while before either the Liberals or New Democrats have the power to advance those goals.
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