A Liberal MP is accusing the opposition of McCarthyism as they try and set up an anti-corruption committee in wake of the billion dollar WE charity boondoggle..“The Tory motion is the equivalent of the McCarthy Unamerican Activities Committee. No structure with no purpose. It’s a vehicle to allow opposition MPs to continue their drive-by smears. Accountability is a two-way street,” tweeted Francis Drouin, Liberal MP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell..“Claiming to want to get to the truth when 3 months ago both the Bloc and the Conservative raised the corruption flag before hearing any testimony is not how MPs are supposed to conduct fact-finding parliamentary work.”.U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy, in the late 40s and early 50s, led a campaign against alleged communists in the government and other institutions. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party..For weeks now, Liberal MPs have been filler-busting a finance committee where Tory and Bloc members have been trying to set up an anti-corruption committee.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .It could all come to a head Wednesday afternoon with a confidence motion in the House of Commons. If the Liberals lose the vote a snap election will be called..It has been revealed members of Trudeau’s immediate family, including mother, brother and wife, have received over $700,000 in speaking fees from WE..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
A Liberal MP is accusing the opposition of McCarthyism as they try and set up an anti-corruption committee in wake of the billion dollar WE charity boondoggle..“The Tory motion is the equivalent of the McCarthy Unamerican Activities Committee. No structure with no purpose. It’s a vehicle to allow opposition MPs to continue their drive-by smears. Accountability is a two-way street,” tweeted Francis Drouin, Liberal MP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell..“Claiming to want to get to the truth when 3 months ago both the Bloc and the Conservative raised the corruption flag before hearing any testimony is not how MPs are supposed to conduct fact-finding parliamentary work.”.U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy, in the late 40s and early 50s, led a campaign against alleged communists in the government and other institutions. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party..For weeks now, Liberal MPs have been filler-busting a finance committee where Tory and Bloc members have been trying to set up an anti-corruption committee.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .It could all come to a head Wednesday afternoon with a confidence motion in the House of Commons. If the Liberals lose the vote a snap election will be called..It has been revealed members of Trudeau’s immediate family, including mother, brother and wife, have received over $700,000 in speaking fees from WE..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
