Liberal MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee shut down debate on a Conservative motion to investigate the government’s plan to buy vacant condos in British Columbia.
The federal and B.C. governments have announced a plan for Ottawa to buy 2,200 vacant condo units to convert into affordable housing, which Prime Minister Mark Carney has said would cost around $1.5 billion. Conservatives are calling the policy a “bailout” for condo developers, and are asking for disclosure on who initially asked for the policy.
On July 7, Conservative MP and critic for ethics and accountable government Aaron Gunn tabled a motion requesting that the ethics committee undertake an “urgent study” into the policy, and invite several ministers and businesspeople to testify during a minimum of six committee meetings….