Liberal committee meddling breaks campaign promise, say Conservatives

A Liberal committee chair called that claim 'ironic' given the Harper government's record of centralizing power in the PMO.

Conservative MP Kelly Block, left, is accusing Transport Minister Marc Garneau of overstepping by tasking the Liberal-led House Transport committee with reviewing the Navigation Protection Act, though Liberal committee member Sean Fraser, right, argues that the minister merely asked the committee to consider it. Photos courtesy of the offices of Kelly Block and Sean Fraser

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

September 28, 2016

The Liberal government is breaking a campaign promise by meddling in the affairs of parliamentary committees, say Conservative MPs. Public comments from ministers and departmental staff asking House committees to study issues on certain timelines amount to interference in the work of those committe...

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