Liberal MP Invokes Closure to Conclude Committee Debate on Budget Bill

A Liberal MP has moved to invoke closure on the 2024 federal budget bill in order to get the legislation swiftly passed. During a meeting of the House finance committee on May 7, Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull sponsored a motion to have the committee pass Bill C-69, the Budget Implementation Act, no later than May 28. The bill was introduced on May 2. The invocation of closure is a procedural device used to bring debate on a question to a conclusion. “I am bringing forward this motion because the Budget Implementation Act needs to be the top priority,” said Mr. Turnbull, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. “I believe Canadians are truly counting on us.”...