An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (composition of boards of directors)

Bill C-256 in 44-1 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Financial Administration Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-11) to change the composition of the federal Treasury Board to include increased Opposition representation. Currently the Treasury Board consists of the President of the Treasury Board, the Minister of Finance, and four other ministers designated by the Prime Minister, all from the governing party. The bill would have added two Opposition-party members as voting members of the Treasury Board, increasing accountability over federal spending. Critics argued this would politicize budget-execution decisions; supporters argued it would deliver Westminster-tradition accountability. Did not pass second reading.