Parliament deadlocked over Liberals’ $27B COVID-19 aid package as opposition cries foul – By Ryan Tumilty (National Post) / March 24 2020
In a written statement, Andrew Scheer said there were several ‘undemocratic’ aspects of the bill. ‘Removing one does not solve the problem’
The Liberals $27 billion COVID-19 aid package bill was struggling to pass Tuesday after the opposition accused the government of a “power grab” by including provisions that would give it far reaching financial powers.
The government had planned for the bill to be debated in the afternoon, passed swiftly and then sent to the Senate on Wednesday so the whole package could become law.
But the opposition accused them of planting measures that gave them vast spending authority with a lack of parliamentary oversight, sabotaging the possibility of swift passage.
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said, even in a crisis, Parliament should be involved in the government’s spending plans.
“We should not be so quick to sideline the role of Parliament about how money is raised and spent in this country,” he said on CBC.
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