Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken in an increasingly precarious Parliament over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons.
The Conservatives have vowed the debate will continue until the Liberals hand over unredacted documents to the RCMP about a green-tech foundation that was found to have misspent government money.“I could sit down right now and everything would be done, if they just gave the documents,” Conservative MP Kyle Seeback said in the House of Commons Monday.
The Liberals could put forward a motion to end the debate, but they would need the support of another party to force the House to move onto other business. On Friday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave notice that he plans to put forward another non-confidence motion. The number of opposition days allotted in each sitting is decided at the beginning of a session, but the government decides when they are scheduled.
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet has said he plans to start negotiations with the other parties this week to bring down the government if the Liberals do not agree to his party’s demands. The Bloc wants financial support for a bill to increase old age security payments for seniors under the age of 75, something that would cost an estimated $16 billion over five years.
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