The Tories had initially billed the committee as one focused on “anti-corruption” in the context of probing the WE deal and other potentially questionable agreements.While the Liberals say they agree a special pandemic spending committee could be set up, they argue the Conservative approach is overtly partisan and would just tie the government in knots.Rodriguez has said giving the committee a specific “anti-corruption” focus implies an inherent lack of confidence in the government and that any vote in favour of probing government corruption would have to be interpreted as a lack of confidence in the government.
This is a gutsy play for the Liberals, if Canadians blame them for forcing an election right now rather than blaming the Conservatives and the NDP. But the Cons and the NDP don't really want to have to finance an election now. Not right now.
They want to wait until an opposition-led committee has uncovered some actual corruption or something that might be twisted into looking that way - like, say, some pandemic contract that actually benefited some Liberal supporter somehow.
O'Toole is doubtless absolutely convinced that there is corruption to be found -- because of course, if the roles were reversed, the very first people that a Conservative government would have been awarding no-bid contracts to would have been Conservative supporters.
#IStandWithTrudeau
— Nancy ๐จ๐ฆ #WearAMask ๐♀️2m/6ft๐♂️ ๐งผ๐ (@CanuckTraveler) October 20, 2020
Time to put up or shut up O'Toole, Blanchet & Singh.
There is no misuse of funds & there are no scandals.
Opposition parties are playing cheap politics. Disgusting during a pandemic. https://t.co/pt9fpacAzm
Bring on an election. His wish will come true. After O'Toole loses then you can try to become CPC leader. Then you can lose. Its will be fun
— Brian C ๐จ๐ฆ ๐️ (@CarletonPlace) October 20, 2020
