NDP MP Nathan Cullen, a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, called the killing of Liberal MP Marc Garneau's motion to study the limits of omnibus bills in the committee a "mockery of Parliament." Photo by David P. Ball (davidpball.com). Increasing use of in camera , confidential meetings in House committees are muffling meaningful debate and obscuring public access to important information, allege opposition MPs and veteran journalists. The Sixth Estate wrote that his Open Government project's aim is to investigate the allegations from journalists and opposition MPs that the Conservatives are using their majority to force more and more committees to meet in secret, away from journalists and the public, and thus unaccountable for their actions. " I track how often Parliamentary committees meet in secret, hiding from the public -- something which in the present government can only happen when the Prime Minister's Office wants them to," he wrote. Stakes are high for taking motions in camera with FIPPA, upcoming omnibus legislation On September 26, FIPPA-- the biggest foreign trade agreement since NAFTA --  was tabled in Parliament. Liberal MP Wayne Easter told The Vancouver Observer in an earlier interview that the International Trade Committee killing an opposition MP's motion to study FIPPA was "typical" for the Conservatives when they don't want to engage in a critical debate. "The problem is with this particular government is they typically go in-camera to defeat a motion," he said. "We should be doing what Parliament is supposed