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Marathon vote session rocked by Philpott interview on SNC-Lavalin, cabinet resignation

Former cabinet minister Jane Philpott says there's 'much more to the story'

Conservatives trigger marathon voting session in House of Commons amid SNC-Lavalin concerns 0:00


The Conservatives' marathon vote protest in the Commons got an added boost this morning from Jane Philpott's interview in Maclean's magazine — in which she says there's "much more to the story" of the SNC-Lavalin controversy.

The House of Commons is engaged in round-the-clock voting that has kept MPs close to their seats overnight. The Conservative Opposition triggered the voting marathon after the Liberal-dominated justice committee shut down further investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair.

The voting got underway around 6 p.m. ET Wednesday, with members voting on every single line of the Liberal
government's spending plans.

Philpott's interview with Maclean's — her first substantial interview since resigning from cabinet earlier this month — set official Ottawa buzzing and is certain to dominate the SNC-Lavalin conversation today.

In the story, the Liberal MP said she had concerns about the government's handling of the SNC-Lavalin case before the controversy became public in January. She alleged Canadians have been prevented from hearing more about what went on in government circles due to efforts by the Prime Minister's Office to "shut down the story."

"My sense is that Canadians would like to know the whole story," Philpott said.




"I believe we actually owe it to Canadians as politicians to ensure that they have the truth. They need to have confidence in the very basic constitutional principle of the independence of the justice system."

'Waste of public funds:' May

The opposition wants the Liberal government to fully waive cabinet confidence restrictions and allow former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to return to committee to answer questions about her decision to resign from cabinet in February.

Wilson-Raybould has alleged that officials in the Prime Minister's Office and elsewhere in government inappropriately pressured her to clear a remediation agreement for SNC-Lavalin — which would have allowed the company to avoid a criminal trial on bribery charges. In January, she was shuffled out of her cabinet post — a move she said was punishment for not following the PMO's marching orders.

This morning, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre raised the interview on a point of order, arguing Liberals MPs should reverse their decision to halt the justice committee's SNC-Lavalin inquiry.

"As much as I agree with the motivation of my friends in the Conservative Party, this is a huge waste of public funds and resources," said Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, referring to the voting marathon.

Now is normally the time when government MPs fan out across the country to sell their constituents on a new budget. But because each of these votes deals with fiscal matters, they're considered votes of confidence.




Losing a confidence vote can trigger a general election. So Liberal MPs have been sticking close to their desks — although Trudeau was able to sneak away to Mississauga, Ont., today for an infrastructure announcement before returning to his seat.

There was a moment of tension in the House Thursday afternoon when the opposition charged that dozens of Liberal MPs had entered the chamber after one of the questions to be voted on was still being read.

As deputy Speaker Anthony Rota was still reading the question, Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux rose to complain that he could not hear it — a move that gave some Liberal MPs time to make it to their seats.
Opposition members, sensing that they might have the government cornered on a confidence vote, told Rota that those Liberal MPs who entered the House late were ineligible to vote.

After a prolonged and heated debate, Rota ruled that it was not up to him to monitor attendance and left it to the "honour" of individual MPs to decide whether they were eligible to vote when the question was read.

Rota read the question a second time, the vote went ahead and the government survived (several Liberal MPs rescinded their votes afterwards).

On Wednesday,  the Conservatives put forward a motion calling on the government to have the Commons "take note" of Wilson-Raybould's comments about the SNC-Lavalin affair, and asking the prime minister to waive solicitor-client privilege to allow her to speak publicly about the January cabinet shuffle.

That was voted down by the Liberal majority.

Last week, upset with the government's handling of the SNC Lavalin affair, the Tories put forward 257 separate motions to oppose specific proposed funding allotments in the supplementary and interim estimates, two pieces of legislation now being debated in the House of Commons.

"We are prepared to vote on every single one of the 257 motions we have tabled," said Kelsie Chiasson, a spokesperson for the Office of the Leader of the Official Opposition. "Whether we do or not will be up to the Liberals. All they have to do is waive privilege and let Ms. Wilson-Raybould speak."
Cots have been brought into the West Block to allow members to sleep in shifts and multiple MPs have already been called out for sneaking food and wearing sweatshirts in the House. Democratic
Institutions Minister Karina Gould, who gave birth last year, has taken to her Instagram to document all the times she's had to leave the floor to pump breast milk.

Since the voting has extended past 10 a.m., Thursday's agenda has been preempted. Committee meetings scheduled for Thursday have been cancelled.





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3170 Comments



Myke Letki
Trudeau has to go!


David R. Amos
Reply to @Myke Letki: Methinks many would agree that Trudeau The Younger makes a great ringmaster for the circus Harper 2.0 is far too boring N'esy Pas?






John Smith
At first he was cute now he just creeps me out when I see and hear him.
Never vote for a world traveling trust fund child who never had a full time job . 


David R. Amos
Reply to @John Smith: Methinks most men don't care if Trudeau is cute or not but I bet many were impressed when he had the sand to step into the ring and duke it out with Senator Brazeau N'esy Pas? 





Scott Wesley
How about we just find out what really happened, and we can get on with our lives? Trudeau is silencing these women, and it's a disgrace to the nation.


David R. Amos
Reply to @Scott Wesley: "Trudeau is silencing these women, and it's a disgrace to the nation"

Relax its just a circus






Jay La
everyone knows theres a scandal except for the liberals, that tells me everything I need to know.


David R. Amos
Reply to @Jay La: "that tells me everything I need to know."

Methinks folks should be concerned as to who was calling the PMO and the PCO N'esy Pas?






Don Cameron
"Former cabinet minister Jane Philpott says there's 'much more to the story'"

Most of us figured that out weeks ago.
A constantly changing story from Trudeau, unprecedented resignations, selective 'unmuzzling' of JWR.

This story still has a long way to go. The Liberals are dragging it out.


David R. Amos
Reply to @Don Cameron: "This story still has a long way to go. The Liberals are dragging it out"

YUP.






Paul Ethier
If only there was some way that the criminality of the Trudeau regime could be very publicly exposed.


David R. Amos
Reply to @Paul Ethier: Dream on 







Earl Sargent
You can BS some Canadians some of the time. But you can not BS all Canadians all the time. Let her talk Justin. 


David R. Amos
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Reply to @Earl Sargent: Methinks the real question can the liberal BS enough Canadians to win a second mandate for Trudeau N'esy Pas? 






Frank Blakney
Shutting this inquiry just makes them look guilty of trying to hide much more than what has been released to the Public. It will not go away. Best to deal with it 'head on' instead of trying to sweep under the rug. 


Adam Gajewski
Reply to @Frank Blakney:
Too late. The Crow is stone cold.
The best ever advice I got in my life was: eat the crow while it is still hot... 




David R. Amos
Reply to @Adam Gajewski: "The best ever advice I got in my life was: eat the crow while it is still hot"

You were wise to take such advice seriously 






Glechren Davies
 There is no other way to put it, pure and simple, crystal clear.

Justin Trudeau cannot lead. Now or in the future. He is a failure.


Gerry Atrich
Reply to @Glechren Davies: " There is no other way to put it, pure and simple, crystal clear.

Justin Trudeau cannot lead. Now or in the future. He is a failure "
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The next LPC leader won't be any different. The problem is the LPC itself. 
 

David R. Amos
Reply to @Gerry Atrich: "The next LPC leader won't be any different. The problem is the LPC itself."

I concur but the other parties are no better






Steve Kirk
And the hits just keep comin' folks! 



David R. Amos
Reply to @Steve Kirk: Methinks that is the nature of the wicked game N'esy Pas?