A double blow for the Harper government
Posted Mar 9, 2011 04:26:58 PM.
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It was a double whammy for the Harper government today, with the Speaker of the House of Commons ruling against the Tories on two major issues.
Peter Milliken found that International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda breached parliamentary privilege by misleading MPs about changes made to a document.
He also found that the government breached parliamentary privilege by refusing to provide all documents requested by the opposition on the cost of its crime bills and tax cuts.
The government has argued that the price tags constitute cabinet confidences.
A Commons committee will now decide what action to take against the Conservatives.
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