punked Posted May 29, 2010 Report Posted May 29, 2010 For like 10 minutes can the Liberals stop playing politics and help Ottawa work for Canadians it is stuff like this that makes a left leaning person like myself never want to see the Liberals in power again. The Liberals shielded one of their own Thursday from answering questions about alleged lobbying at the same committee where they have grilled former Tory MP Rahim Jaffer over similar accusations. Their efforts elicited accusations of hypocrisy from the Conservatives, who have been hammered this week by the Liberals for telling ministerial staff not to testify at parliamentary committees. Liberal MP Derek Lee showed up at the government operations committee ostensibly to answer questions about his role at a Toronto law firm. The Sun and Partners website had advertised Mr. Lee as a member of their legal team who lobbied government on behalf of clients. But Mr. Lee, an expert in Commons procedure, immediately argued that this was the wrong committee to tackle the issue...... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-shield-own-mp-from-committee-grilling/article1583305/ Quote
Topaz Posted May 29, 2010 Report Posted May 29, 2010 For like 10 minutes can the Liberals stop playing politics and help Ottawa work for Canadians it is stuff like this that makes a left leaning person like myself never want to see the Liberals in power again. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberals-shield-own-mp-from-committee-grilling/article1583305/ at least, he showed up unlike Soudas. Quote
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