‘Everyone on all sides is amping up the rhetoric’ as filibusters tied up House and committees to finish off the year
Conservative filibustering 'isn't actually based on principle or valid arguments,' says Government House Leader Karina Gould, while pollster Nik Nanos says opposition parties often use the tactic with issues worthy of an election fight. The Conservatives say they're just trying to stop Trudeau's 'destructive' carbon tax.
Following a 30-hour marathon voting session in the House, and multiple parliamentary committees that navigated filibusters on everything from the carbon tax to government contracts, sustainable jobs legislation, and pension plans, MPs and experts say they have noticed an upt...
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