Tempers flared in final days of Parliament due to ‘Freedom Convoy’ support and ‘pent up demand’ to keep government accountable, say MPs and politicos

Pollster Nik Nanos says the whole idea of Parliament being a place of discussion and deliberation for the national interest has 'basically been thrown completely out the window.'

NDP MP Peter Julian, left, Green Party MP Elizabeth May, and Conservative MP Gerard Deltell. Deltell says that although 'we've seen better times,' it's 'not as dramatic as it looks like.' Meanwhile, Julian accuses the Conservatives of blocking legislation for the last six months. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 4, 2022

Tempers ran hotter than usual as the last parliamentary session abruptly came to a close for the summer break on June 23, indicating a heightened sense of tension in Canadian politics, say some MPs and political observers. Green Party parliamentary leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) ...

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