A Conservative MP has requested from the government a detailed rundown of instances where its departments and agencies provided “misinformation” since 2016.
“With regard to misinformation or wrong information released by the government, since 2016, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity, and by year: (a) how many times did the government put out misinformation or wrong information,” MP Chris Warkentin asked in a question requiring a return last October.
The MP, who serves as deputy party whip, asked for the details about each case and how the information was corrected.
The answer, containing 123 pages, was tabled on Dec. 14 by Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux, the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader….