Liberal and NDP MPs Cut Short Meeting on Winnipeg Lab, Claiming Faulty Procedure

Published on May 16, 2024

The first meeting of a House of Commons committee to study the release of the Winnipeg lab documents was shut down by Liberal and NDP MPs over procedural concerns, causing Tory MPs to accuse them of a “cover-up.” The House ethics committee met on May 16 but, before a first witness could be heard, NDP MP Matthew Green raised a point of order, which allowed him to take the floor. Mr. Green accused committee chair and Tory MP John Brassard of calling the meeting without consulting with members, and of inviting witnesses that were not initially agreed upon through the motion establishing the study....

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