Eleven committees forgo review of $128-billion in planned spending, including $50-billion in defence estimates

Fifty-five per cent of voted appropriations went without committee review before they were considered to be deemed adopted by the House of Commons after May 31.

Liberal MPs Julie Dzerowicz, top left, Karina Gould, Judy Sgro, Charles Sousa, Sukh Dhaliwal, Ahmed Hussen, bottom left, Michael Coteau, Peter Schiefke, Yvan Baker, and Terry Sheehan chair House committees that bypassed review of the government's spending plan.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

June 3, 2026

Ten House committees and a joint committee eschewed reviews on $128.6-billion in planned government spending as estimates increasingly go without parliamentary oversight.

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