Liberals kibosh study on Gordie Howe Bridge deal, adjourn committee after surprise Poilievre appearance

Conservatives had called for a full study of the Gordie Howe Bridge deal and negotiations, but Liberals insist the bridge opening is 'a good news story,' and ultimately moved to end the meeting without agreeing to hearings on the issue.
Liberal MP Caroline Desrochers, right, and Liberal MP Marie-France Lalonde voted to adjourn a committee meeting studying the Gordie Howe bridge deal on July 29.

Liberal MPs used their majority power to adjourn a parliamentary committee that was in in the middle of debating whether to undertake a fulsome study of the Gordie Howe Bridge revenue-sharing deal, using both their majority and a brief appearance by the Conservative leader t...

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