House of Commons
Who will end the debate? Political gridlock continues in the House of Commons
Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken in an increasingly precarious Parliament over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons. The Conservatives have vowed the debate will continue until the Liberals hand over to the RCMP unredacted documents about a green-tech foundation that was found to have misspent government money. The debate has now stretched into its second week. “I could sit down right now and everything would be done, if they just gave the documents,” Conservative MP KyleRead more
Why has Parliament’s work been paralyzed for more than a week?
The House of Commons has been at a standstill for more than a week as a dispute over releasing documents related to the government’s failed green technology fund continues to gum up the works. The Conservatives are trying to force the government to release all documents related to the now-defunct Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a federally funded arm’s-length body that was launched in 2021 to hand out taxpayer money to promising clean tech firms. The Conservatives want the RCMP to investigate alleged wrongdoing at the SDTC and say policeRead more