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OTTAWA — One week after defeating Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s attempt to open MPs’ expenses to public scrutiny, the NDP has come up with a proposal of its own.

New Democrat MP Peter Julian has tabled a motion aimed at creating an independent body to oversee House of Commons spending, including MPs’ expenses.

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The new oversight body would replace the secretive board of internal economy, a multi-party committee that is currently responsible for the financial administration of the Commons.

Julian says the idea is to enhance transparency and ensure that MPs are no longer in charge of policing themselves.

But whereas Trudeau’s proposals — dismissed by the NDP last week as a “stunt” — would have taken effect immediately had he won unanimous consent, Julian’s proposals could take almost a year to produce any result.

His motion will not be debated until the fall; if it passes, it calls for public hearings — involving the auditor general and the Commons chief financial officer — to examine the creation of a new oversight body.