Canadians aren’t looking for obstruction, warns new Government House Leader MacKinnon

MacKinnon says he wants to work co-operatively with the opposition, but it comes with a caveat: ‘obstruction without alternative is not the way the House of Commons is supposed to work.’

Steven MacKinnon was sworn in as the new government House leader on Jan. 8, and says the transition from whip to House leader is a 'natural' one. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

January 31, 2024

The House is back in business. This sitting will likely be crucial to the Trudeau government’s fortunes—with speculation of an early election call swirling, and key deadlines to meet to uphold the agreement with the NDP—and new Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon ...

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