Overview
- Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said Friday his goal is for House of Commons committees to virtually always meet in public.
- The Liberals, who became a majority Monday, have since used their numbers to move several committee meetings in camera and once to end a meeting early.
- Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer called the moves completely undemocratic and said the government is hiding facts and information from Canadians.
- CBC reported four committees — ethics, health, science and transport — met behind closed doors, where reporters are barred and no official transcript is kept.
- MacKinnon warned that deliberate obstruction by opposition MPs would trigger a counter‑reaction, describing the current tussle as a period of adjustment to majority rule.