Peter MacKay on Standing Committee on Public Accounts

In the House of Commons on May 6th, 2004. See this statement in context.

Standing Committee on Public AccountsOral Question Period

May 6th, 2004 / 2:15 p.m.

Progressive Conservative

Peter MacKay Progressive Conservative Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, NS

I guess that is no, Mr. Speaker.

The member for Hillsborough, with the backing of the PMO, seeks to put a stake through the public accounts committee. Today he tabled a motion to wrap up in advance of testimony from over 90 witnesses, making way for a whitewash and a spring election. This smacks of the Somali inquiry with important evidence missing and work not done. A flawed report is worse than no report.

Why has the Prime Minister broken his word by ordering the shutdown of the public accounts committee?

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