Tory questions turning House Canada-China group into ‘committee for un-Canadian activities,’ says witness

'I don't want MPs to squander this opportunity to influence the most important foreign policy direction for the 21st century by grabbing at partisan bobbles and getting a cheap headline,' says Liberal MP John McKay.

The Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations has held four meeting of testimony hearing from government officials, including Canadian Ambassador to China Dominic Barton, as well as outside experts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 4, 2020

As the Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations tries to find an answer for Canada's “most important” foreign policy question, some committee witnesses have criticized the nature of questioning they have received from some MPs. At the heart of the criticism is Conservative questioning ...

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