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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
Today, the institution of parliament still seems
surrounded by an impermeable wall. The parliamentary
reform wishes to get citizens more involved in
the practice of democracy by providing them with
means for better interaction with the National
Assembly, through a new or improved procedure
for petitions and participation.
Petitioning
Petitioning currently suffers from limitations, including
the requirement to go through an MNA and the lack
of follow-up. To correct this situation, the parliamentary
reform calls for creating a parliamentary subcommittee
to be charged with:
• directly receiving petitions (submitted on paper
or electronically) to the National Assembly;
• reviewing them;
• hearing the petitioners’ representatives, if any;
• obtaining an answer from the government to the
petitioners.
Participation in commission proceedings
In addition to exercising their right to petition, citizens
may also speak to the National Assembly and to its
MNAs during consultations held by parliamentary
committees. This process is confined, however, to
people who are invited to appear as witnesses at
parliamentary consultations or who have the resources
to produce briefs
To reduce the obstacles to direct communication
between the public and elected representatives, the
parliamentary reform will institute mechanisms for
dialogue between the members of a commission and
the audiences at its consultation sessions, without
first requiring that a brief be submitted or that an
invitation be received from the commission. In addition,
the commissions would be called upon:
• to meet at a location away from the parliament
building of the National Assembly, especially
when a consultation deals with a regional issue
or problem;
• to use videoconferences to gather as many views
as possible.
ENHANCEMENT OF THE MNA’S PARLIAMENTARY
ROLE
MNAs are often perceived as being players whose
personal influence is neutralized by party discipline.
Many people deplore the excessive docility of MNAs
in the face of their party machine.
To ensure the credibility of these elected representatives,
the parliamentary reform proposes to establish a procedure
for them to express personal views or to voice
the concerns of the people who have delegated them
to sit in Québec City. The reform thereby seeks to
increase the electors’ confidence in their MNAs and
to raise interest in their work.
Concretely, the parliamentary reform notably proposes:
• to add sessions during which all of the MNAs, except
for the ministers and the speaker, may express
themselves briefly on a subject of public interest;
• to set aside a 1-hour period for “MNAs’ business”
during which the MNAs of all political parties, except
for the ministers, may debate and put their own
motions or bills to a vote;
• to encourage the holding of more free votes.
Today, the institution of parliament still seems
surrounded by an impermeable wall. The parliamentary
reform wishes to get citizens more involved in
the practice of democracy by providing them with
means for better interaction with the National
Assembly, through a new or improved procedure
for petitions and participation.
Petitioning
Petitioning currently suffers from limitations, including
the requirement to go through an MNA and the lack
of follow-up. To correct this situation, the parliamentary
reform calls for creating a parliamentary subcommittee
to be charged with:
• directly receiving petitions (submitted on paper
or electronically) to the National Assembly;
• reviewing them;
• hearing the petitioners’ representatives, if any;
• obtaining an answer from the government to the
petitioners.
Participation in commission proceedings
In addition to exercising their right to petition, citizens
may also speak to the National Assembly and to its
MNAs during consultations held by parliamentary
committees. This process is confined, however, to
people who are invited to appear as witnesses at
parliamentary consultations or who have the resources
to produce briefs
To reduce the obstacles to direct communication
between the public and elected representatives, the
parliamentary reform will institute mechanisms for
dialogue between the members of a commission and
the audiences at its consultation sessions, without
first requiring that a brief be submitted or that an
invitation be received from the commission. In addition,
the commissions would be called upon:
• to meet at a location away from the parliament
building of the National Assembly, especially
when a consultation deals with a regional issue
or problem;
• to use videoconferences to gather as many views
as possible.
ENHANCEMENT OF THE MNA’S PARLIAMENTARY
ROLE
MNAs are often perceived as being players whose
personal influence is neutralized by party discipline.
Many people deplore the excessive docility of MNAs
in the face of their party machine.
To ensure the credibility of these elected representatives,
the parliamentary reform proposes to establish a procedure
for them to express personal views or to voice
the concerns of the people who have delegated them
to sit in Québec City. The reform thereby seeks to
increase the electors’ confidence in their MNAs and
to raise interest in their work.
Concretely, the parliamentary reform notably proposes:
• to add sessions during which all of the MNAs, except
for the ministers and the speaker, may express
themselves briefly on a subject of public interest;
• to set aside a 1-hour period for “MNAs’ business”
during which the MNAs of all political parties, except
for the ministers, may debate and put their own
motions or bills to a vote;
• to encourage the holding of more free votes.