The low turnout is prompting charges of hypocrisy from the NDP
, whom the Conservatives criticized for agreeing with the Liberals to suspend regular sittings of the House of Commons in favour of the special committee meetings, which limited opposition powers.“Canada’s democratic institutions should never be treated as an inconvenience,” Mr. Scheer said during a May 25 debate on extending the suspension of regular sittings.The Green Party had the best attendance, with its caucus averaging appearances 95 per cent of the time over the 21 meetings.
“I’m on Zoom feeling like my head is going to blow up, but I do it because there are opportunities to put forward points that should be made and it’s my job to show up,” Ms. May said in an interview. The meetings ran from April 28 to June 18. The Globe and Mail received three weeks of partial attendance records from the NDP, independently verified the information and collected the remaining data. The Globe did not include in its calculation meetings where a limited number of MPs from each party met in person.
Mr. Scheer was not available for an interview to explain why on average more than half of his caucus missed the committee meetings.His spokesperson, Kelsie Chiasson, did not provide information about how many Conservative MPs watched the meeting on TV or online, and declined to comment when asked why Conservative attendance dropped over the course of the meetings.
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