ArriveCan Contractor Found in Contempt of Parliament for Refusing to Answer Questions

MPs have unanimously passed a motion to find a key contractor in the ArriveCan scandal in contempt of Parliament for failing to answer questions during a recent appearance before a government committee. The motion orders GC Strategies managing partner Kristian Firth to appear in Parliament “before the bar” following Question Period April 17, where he will receive a public rebuke from the Speaker of the House. “It’s a profound lack of respect for Canadians when a witness comes before a committee and refuses to answer those questions,” NDP MP Peter Julian said in a debate preceding the April 8 vote. “It is our obligation to put in place a process so that those answers are obtained.”...