>*Leslie says the House should be debating legislation, but they are stuck dealing with how to proceed following this breach of parliamentary privilege.*
>*He says the issue revolves around a green energy fund managed by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The Auditor General’s report earlier this year revealed 186 conflicts of interest in contracts tied to the fund, with money allegedly funnelled to companies in which board members had vested interests. Leslie says the amount of wasted funding stands at $390 million. He explains this points to a serious case of corruption, with no evidence of proper management, and demands that the documents be handed over for further investigation by the RCMP, who have reportedly begun looking into the matter. The House agreed.*
>*“The Liberals are doing everything they can to hide these documents because they know how bad it will look,” said Leslie. “They have refused that order.”*
>*Leslie adds that the opposition is united in its push for transparency, and the Speaker of the House ruled that the government’s refusal to turn over the documents is a breach of parliamentary privilege, which gives parliamentarians the right to access government information.*
>*“We have the privilege and the duty to oversee government spending like this.”*
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>*Portage-Lisgar MP Branden Leslie is ramping up pressure on the Liberal government, accusing them of stonewalling Parliament in an ongoing controversy over what he’s calling the “green slush fund” scandal.* [***He delivered a 20-minute speech in the House of Commons***](https://parlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/PowerBrowser/PowerBrowserV2/20241003/-1/42305?mediaStartTime=20241003163021&mediaEndTime=20241003170000&viewMode=3&globalStreamId=29) *this past Thursday, noting that the government is refusing to release documents related to nearly $400 million in spending, despite being ordered to do so.*
>*Leslie says the House should be debating legislation, but they are stuck dealing with how to proceed following this breach of parliamentary privilege.*
>*He says the issue revolves around a green energy fund managed by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The Auditor General’s report earlier this year revealed 186 conflicts of interest in contracts tied to the fund, with money allegedly funnelled to companies in which board members had vested interests. Leslie says the amount of wasted funding stands at $390 million. He explains this points to a serious case of corruption, with no evidence of proper management, and demands that the documents be handed over for further investigation by the RCMP, who have reportedly begun looking into the matter. The House agreed.*
>*“The Liberals are doing everything they can to hide these documents because they know how bad it will look,” said Leslie. “They have refused that order.”*
>*Leslie adds that the opposition is united in its push for transparency, and the Speaker of the House ruled that the government’s refusal to turn over the documents is a breach of parliamentary privilege, which gives parliamentarians the right to access government information.*
>*“We have the privilege and the duty to oversee government spending like this.”*
*Another* LPC scandal?
Add it to[ the list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_scandals_in_Canada), I suppose (ffs, there’s been a lot since 2015).
Oh no! Anyway…..
He’s damned can’t call an election like he did last time what will he do.