Liberals’ filibuster at House Affairs ‘ugly to watch,’ but it’s a ‘survival technique,’ say pollsters and politicos

The Libs' ongoing filibuster at the House Affairs Committee is ‘ridiculous,’ however, Grit pundit Scott Reid says as hard as it might be to imagine, there’s a point behind it. But the whole thing could backfire on the government.

Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, left, chair of the House Affairs Committee, and Liberal MP Greg Fergus, pictured March 14, 2023, at committee meeting on the Hill. The Liberals have been filibustering against a Conservative motion to call the PM's chief of staff, Katie Telford, before the committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHELSEA NASH

March 20, 2023

A filibuster at a House Affairs Committee meeting may not be something most Canadians notice, but pollsters say it is still a risky strategy for the government, as Liberal MPs deploy their rhetorical skills in an effort to prevent the prime minister’s chief of staff Katie ...

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