A Conservative-dominated parliamentary committee voted against a process Monday that would have likely called on Finance Minister Joe Oliver to testify in public about the state of Canada's finances amid a troubled economy. Before Monday's closed-door meeting, opposition members of the finance committee had been urging the Harper government to
Canadian Conservatives Block Their Own Finance Minister From Presenting Report About The Canadian Economy
“We’re going into an election this fall. I think Canadians are actually entitled to know exactly where we stand in terms of our economic situation, and right now it’s clear that the Conservatives aren’t interested in bringing the light to this.”