Ottawa

Towards contempt

After two days of hearings, the opposition members of the Procedure and House Affairs committee are ready to declare the government to be in contempt of Parliament. Having reviewed the documents tabled by the government this week, the Parliamentary Budget Officer agrees with the opposition.

There remain significant gaps between the information requested by parliamentarians and the documentation that was provided by the GC which will limit the ability of parliamentarians to fulfill their fiduciary obligations.

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