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Some New Democrat and Green MPs say the ongoing Conservative filibuster—which started in the House on Sept. 26 and has gone on every sitting day since—has already cost Canadians millions of dollars in House of Commons resources as legislative business remains paralyzed for another week, though the actual figure is harder to pin down. “We have updated numbers on how much money has been spent by the Conservative s on debating this motion.
8-million was spent on parliamentary precinct operations, which included transportation, printing, and mail processing. Another $32.6-million went towards procedural services like parliamentary publications, the page program, and the management of petitions. The parliamentary cafeterias and restaurant helped the House recoup some of those costs, with $3.6-million in food service sales made during the last fiscal year. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, MPs sat a total of 117 days in the House.
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