Government operations have been suspended indefinitely in the House of Commons, which the Conservatives say will remain in place until the Liberals produce documentation of the illegal spending of government funds.
The documents in question relate to a foundation that was once responsible for funding green technology projects.
Government operations have been suspended indefinitely in the House of Commons, which the Conservatives say will remain in place until the Liberals produce documentation of the illegal spending of government funds.
Speaker Greg Fergus said last week that the government had “clearly and completely failed” to comply with a House of Commons order to produce documents about a now-defunct foundation responsible for disbursing hundreds of millions of federal dollars to green technology projects. handed down a judgment.
The issue has been debated in the House of Commons ever since, with Conservative leader Andrew Scheer saying he would continue to do so until the government handed over the unredacted documents.
The Canadian government has scrapped Canada Sustainable Development Technologies after the Auditor General released a scathing report into the organization’s operations.
Liberal Leader Karina Gould said ordering documents to be handed over to the RCMP would blur the line between parliament and police.
The Liberals twice had to postpone a vote on government tax reform as debate dragged on in the House of Commons.
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