Opposition MPs take issue with Public Works Minister Ambrose’s appearance at CANSEC trade show

'To make such statements in an address to a military hardware convention and then leave the matter hanging while a Parliamentary committee is analyzing a $25-billion example of such failed government policies tests the boundaries of what is reasonable and responsible in a Parliamentary democracy,' says Liberal MP Gerry Byrne.

PARLIAMENT HILL—Opposition MPs are furious Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose appeared at an arms industry trade show in Ottawa last week while the government was making plans to shut down a House committee inquiry into the controversial $25-billion F-35 stealth fighter jet acquisition wit...

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