Conservative MP Kelly McCauley invited the premiers to appear at the Commons finance committee before the April 1 carbon price increase
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks during a press conference in Regina, on March 20. Moe has been invited to is appear a House of Commons committee at the invitation of a Conservative MP to discuss Ottawa's April 1 carbon price increase.The Conservative chair of a House of Commons committee has rolled out the welcome mat to premiers opposed to next week’s carbon price increase in an unusual move that caught some MPs by surprise, prompting complaints about breaches of procedure.
Mr. McCauley made the invitations without consulting Liberal, NDP and Bloc Québécois committee members, who angrily objected. Ontario Liberal MP Irek Kusmierczyk called it “a shame and a farce,” and the Liberal, NDP and Bloc committee members passed a motion preventing the chair from being able to make more unilateral witness invitations or meeting dates in the future.
“I wore my red tie in the spirit of collaboration,” Mr. Moe told the committee Wednesday in his opening statement, as he called for the cancelling or pausing of several federal policies that make up a significant portion of Canada’s emissions reduction plan. New Brunswick Liberal MP Jenica Atwin pushed back on his comments, repeatedly underscoring the role of the rebate, which is returned to households that pay the federal carbon price. Ontario Liberal MP Francis Drouin challenged the Premier to provide an alternative policy to replace the policies he wants axed.
After Mr. Moe’s testimony, Ontario Liberal MP Charles Sousa tried to pass a motion that would have stopped Thursday’s committee meeting and the appearances from Ms. Smith and Mr. Higgs. The Conservatives were the only ones to oppose the motion, with Ontario MP Philip Lawrence arguing that, with less than a week before the April carbon price hike, it was “now or never” for the premiers to testify on the matter.
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