Conservatives propose declaring Parliament an ‘essential service’ amid COVID-19 crisis
Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer called Friday for Parliament to be declared an essential service so a reduced number of MPs can resume their House of Commons duties amid the COVID-19 crisis.
The Conservatives are proposing a motion to do that because Scheer said the daily briefings by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from his home are not good enough to hold the government accountable.
MPs need to be able to ask questions on behalf of their constituents across the country, Scheer said.
The Liberals, he said, have announced hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending to mitigate the damage caused by the pandemic-related shutdown, but have provided no formal financial update. Canadians need to know how the government is spending their money, he added.
0:41Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau says Canadians want a ‘functioning parliament’
Coronavirus outbreak: Trudeau says Canadians want a ‘functioning parliament’
“The government should not be allowed to hide the information from Canadians or to pick and choose which questions they want to answer and when,” said Scheer.
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“This is not a partisan issue.
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