Keep parliamentary committees public
Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to keep all parliamentary committees and proceedings public, recorded and published; allow the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee's ethics probe to proceed without interference; stop poaching opposition MPs; and amend C‑25 to make electoral fundraising public.
Why we would sign this petition
- Keeping committee proceedings public preserves transparency and lets citizens monitor decisions and hold MPs accountable.
- Allowing an independent ethics probe to proceed without interference supports oversight and can bolster public confidence in government integrity.
- Making electoral fundraising public and stopping MP poaching reduces opaque influence and helps protect electoral integrity and democratic norms.
Why we wouldn’t sign this petition
- Some parliamentary meetings legitimately require closed sessions to protect sensitive information, so an absolute public-recording rule could hamper necessary confidentiality.
- Recording and publishing every committee meeting may be costly and logistically complex, diverting resources from other priorities.
- Allegations about MP recruitment and government conduct are political in nature; existing procedures or electoral accountability might address them better than broad legislative changes like amending C‑25.
The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.
Official petition
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled Under the “Rights of Information Act” (1985), “Every person who is a Canadian citizen, or a permanent resident has the right to and shall, on request, be given access to any record under the control of a government institution.” Canadian democracy relies on government clarity. On April 29th, 2026, during a parliamentary health committee, the new government majority voted to shut off public recordings of the meeting, going “in camera,” restricting public access to speeches, interviews, and comments from MPs. The Prime Minister has openly attempted and successfully poached opposition MPs against the wishes of their constituents. Mark Carney is the first Canadian Prime Minister to gain a majority government through back-door deals, not votes. One of the Prime Minister’s first acts with his manufactured majority was to “stack” parliamentary committees to gain total control. We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Keep all parliamentary committees and parliamentary businesses public, recorded and published; 2. Not interfere with the ongoing ethics investigation into the Prime Minister by the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee; 3. Cease all efforts to undemocratically poach opposition MPs; 4. Amend C-25 to keep electoral fundraising public; and 5. Focus on Canadians, not power. 1. Keep all parliamentary committees and parliamentary businesses public, recorded and published; 2. Not interfere with the ongoing ethics investigation into the Prime Minister by the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics committee; 3. Cease all efforts to undemocratically poach opposition MPs; 4. Amend C-25 to keep electoral fundraising public; and 5. Focus on Canadians, not power.
Government response
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