Monday, March 21, 2011

MPs' report finds Harper government in contempt

CBC:

The Conservative government should be found in contempt of Parliament, a committee of MPs decided Monday.

After a morning spent hashing out a draft report and making a series of amendments, the procedure and house affairs committee voted in favour of the contempt finding.

The recommendation to find the government in contempt of Parliament is a historic finding and could ultimately lead to the Conservative government's collapse later this week.

The procedure and house affairs committee began meeting Monday morning to debate and finalize the report that will decide whether the government breached the privilege of MPs by not supplying sufficient data on the estimated costs of corporate tax cuts, proposed crime legislation and the F-35 fighter jet procurement.


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