Data Hidden, Voted Anyhow

The Commons last night passed a Ways And Means Motion on the federal budget 170 to 168 on warnings MPs didn’t know what they were voting for. “The government is hiding information from us,” said Conservative MP Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West) following a Budget Office protest that cabinet was concealing figures on budget impacts: “Parliamentarians need this information and we need it now.”

This content is for Blacklock’s Reporter members only. Please login to view this content. (Register here.)

Back to Top