'Obstruction' handbook leaked
OTTAWA – The Harper government is being accused of a Machiavellian plot to wreak parliamentary havoc after a secret Tory handbook on obstructing and manipulating Commons committees was leaked to the press.
Opposition parties pounced on news reports Friday about the 200-page handbook as proof that the Conservatives are to blame for the toxic atmosphere that has paralyzed Parliament this week.
"The government's deliberate plan is to cause a dysfunctional, chaotic Parliament," Liberal House Leader Ralph Goodale told the House of Commons.
New Democrat Libby Davies said the manual explodes the Tories' contention that opposition parties are to blame for the parliamentary constipation.
"So much for blaming the opposition for the obstruction of Parliament," she said.
"Now we learn, in fact, that the monkey wrench gang have had a plan all along and not just any plan, a 200-page playbook on how to frustrate, obstruct and shut down the democratic process."
Bloc Quebecois MP Monique Guay said the manual demonstrates the government's "flagrant lack of respect" for the democratic process.
http://www.thestar.com/news/2007/05/18/obstruction_handbook_leaked.html
Politics is a game, I understand that. When campaigning or making speeches Canadians expect deception or manipulation but once in the House of Commons Canadians expect and deserve better. It is the country and the well being of its citizens that are now in the hands of the majority party..... the games end at the front door of the House of Commons.
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