Liberal House leader accuses Conservatives of obstruction tactics ‘without purpose,’ Opposition House leader hits back

Government House leader Mark Holland says that 'Conservatives consistently block not just the government but all parties from doing their work,' while Conservative House leader John Brassard says any time something hit the House of Commons, the 'deal had already been made' with the NDP.

Liberal House leader Mark Holland, left, Conservative House leader John Brassard. Holland says that MPs 'were sent to this place to make Parliament work by reaching across the aisle and ensuring that we found common ground.'The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 8, 2022

During a legislative session unfolding in the midst of an ongoing pandemic, the ‘Freedom Convoy’ making landfall just metres outside of West Block, and a particularly rancorous Conservative Party leadership race, 14 government bills ultimately received Royal Assent during the first session of th...

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