The federal government will invoke closure to stop debate on its budget bill, which has been held up at the Commons finance committee by Conservative MPs requesting testimony from Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Cabinet served notice on May 11 that it will force the committee to pass the bill by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 26. Conservative MPs on the committee, meanwhile, have requested that Freeland appear for two hours of questioning, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
“The fact the current filibuster has seen us lose 20 hours of committee time that could have been spent hearing from witnesses is indicative of the need to set a deadline,” said Ontario Liberal MP Yvan Baker….