Signs of political opportunism emerge as MPs on Canada-China Relations Committee urge collaboration

Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron says he thinks motions put forward by the Conservatives show signs of a 'partisan temptation.'

Liberal MP Robert Oliphant says he wants to see the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations operate on a consensus basis, like the Subcommittee on International Human Rights. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS, PETER MAZEREEUW

January 27, 2020

MPs of all political stripes argue that the upstart special committee dealing with Canada's relationship with China is not a place to score political points. Debate over the size of the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations' subcommittee, and whether there is a desire to see a “consensus”...

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