Conservative Criminals International: Canadian government caught with its anti-democracy pants down

from CBC News:




Bruce Campion-Smith and Allan Woods
Ottawa Bureau


OTTAWA—The Conservative government has been dealt two blows in the House of Commons, bolstering charges that it has lied to the country and kept information that is politically sensitive under wraps.

A ruling Wednesday by Commons Speaker Peter Milliken also pushes political parties closer to the precipice of a federal election call, possibly later this month.

“It’s clear that the government has broken the rules and is in contempt of Parliament,” said Liberal finance critic Scott Brison, who wrote one of the two motions to censure the Tories.

Brison’s complaint originated last November when the government refused a request to provide breakdowns of the costs of its planned corporate tax cuts, of its various plans to bring in tougher crime legislation, and estimates of the costs to buy a fleet of fighter jets. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/951327--conservatives-rebuked-as-parties-inch-closer-to-election?bn=1