Feds’ offer to send omnibus bill to 11 Commons committees ‘a farce,’ charge opposition MPs

The government’s offer to send portions of its second and controversial omnibus budget implementation bill to 11 Commons committees for detailed scrutiny has been exposed as 'window dressing,' and a 'farce,' opposition MPs say, as most of the committees have been able only to skim over key sections before beginning and completing their reviews by the end of this week.

PARLIAMENT HILL—The government’s offer to send portions of its second and controversial omnibus budget implementation bill to 11 Commons committees for detailed scrutiny has been exposed as “window dressing,” and a “farce,” opposition MPs say, as most of the c...

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