Opposition deny obstructing debate on Bill C-14, accuse Liberals of using nasty tactics

Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says the Liberal motion to extend debate on C-14 was essentially 'time allocation by exhaustion.'

Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc's office told The Hill Times last week: 'The opposition can answer themselves why they blocked the motions to extend the hours of debate on C-14.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

May 16, 2016

After a week of expressed discontent with the Liberals' use of time allocation to limit debate on government bills, including the budget, Conservative, NDP, and Bloc Québécois MPs blocked Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s attempt Friday to extend debate past regular sitting hours for repor...

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