November 26, 2024
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#107 The Government Deadlock Nobody Knows About
Parliament froze in late September after the Conservatives launched a privilege motion, bogging down the government and demanding the Liberals hand over documents relating to a “green slush fund.”
Sam Konnert
Producer
Aviva Lessard
Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Production Manager
Cherise Seucharan
Reporter, CANADALAND
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

Since then, the House has been on pause – no bills, no legislation, no nothing. Despite important government matters, this freeze could go on for a very long time, costing taxpayers millions. 

 

Laura Osmon, The Logic’s Ottawa reporter, joins the show to make sense of this procedural nightmare, and explain how we could get out of this gridlock.

 

Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio), Cherise Seucharan (Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

Guests: Laura Osmon, MP Peter Julian

 

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