Liberal MPs ran the clock on a motion supported by all opposition parties calling for the prime minister’s top adviser to testify at committee on foreign interference by the Chinese regime.
A March 7 meeting of the Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee starting at 11:00 a.m. was suspended around 2:00 p.m. by Liberal MP and committee chair Bardish Chagger before a vote could take place.
“I am suspending this meeting. Stay tuned,” she said, without providing further details. Question period started in the House at 2:15 p.m.
“After filibustering for 3 hours this morning, the Liberals decided to stop the meeting from resuming by refusing to show up,” tweeted Conservative MP Michael Cooper after question period, calling it a “cover-up.”…