Holiday tax break costs Commons decorum as allegations of intimidation and drunkenness emerge in the House

NDP, Conservative, and Green MPs raise allegations of antics in the opposition lobby that resulted in parliamentary pages being removed for ‘safety’ concerns.

The late-night debate on Nov. 28 over the temporary GST/HST holiday bill has resulted in allegations of intimidation and drunkenness in the House. Clockwise (L-R): NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP MP Jenny Kwan, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, House Speaker Greg Fergus, and CPC MP Tracy Gray. The Hill Times photographys by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia.

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

December 6, 2024

The House Speaker’s Office said it was an "operational decision" by the House administration to remove Commons pages from an antechamber during a heated late-night House session over the tax holiday bill on Nov. 28.

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