Question Period

Question Period
In Canadian federal and provincial parliaments, a period of regularly scheduled time in the lower chamber during which members of the official opposition party and other members may direct questions to the prime minister and to cabinet ministers concerning affairs of state.

Two Progressive Conservatives asked Mr Winters during the Commons question period what is being done about Parliaments electric clocks and the library of Parliament.


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