Accountability matters, but Conservatives should reconsider clumsy crusade

Despite legitimate arguments and successes in advancing an accountability agenda, the Conservatives' efforts over the past week came across mostly as shallow.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured during a press conference in the West Block during the House of Commons' brief return on April 20. Maybe Scheer did provide a service in ensuring a parliamentary routine was set, but getting there was via a clumsy crusade, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

April 22, 2020

OTTAWA—Normally it is not my wont to quote leaders of the Bloc Québécois, but I must admit a bit of personal fondness for Yves-François Blanchet. He just comes across as likeable and can be funny. He nailed the sentiment of many of us this week when he described the days of negotiating over the...

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