Climate, China, health care: how federal politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA — First the limos, now the fat moving packages.
Members of Parliament returned to the House of Commons this week in a predictably feisty mood, with Conservatives pouncing on Liberal disclosures about how much was paid to relocate their senior staffers to Ottawa.
The controversy — and other recent ones like it — highlight the Liberal government’s political vulnerability after nearly a full year in office over what the opposition describes as the party’s ever-present sense of entitlement.
Conservatives spent several summer weeks attacking Health Minister Jane Philpott’s spending on personal cars. Now, they’ve set their sights on two top Trudeau aides and best friends for how much they charged taxpayers for relocating to Ottawa.