Tories treating Parliament with contempt, ‘playing games to avoid scrutiny,’ says Queen’s professor Franks

Opposition's 1,000 amendments 'pure posturing,' says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, before preparing for a marathon voting session in the House of Commons.

PARLIAMENT HILL—The Conservative government is treating Parliament with contempt by burying radical changes to key Canadian institutions and laws in a massive omnibus budget bill and rushing the legislation through Parliament without giving MPs adequate time to scrutinize the measures, a l...

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