Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questioned the point of a parliamentary committee’s hearing on the rising cost of housing Thursday after the meeting descended into loud crosstalk and shouting.
Thursday’s finance committee hearing kicked off with Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan asking Freeland if she had seen Conservative Leader Pierre Poilieve’s recent video on housing and recommended she “like, share, and subscribe.”
The Calgary Forest Lawn MP then asked why Canadians should have faith in the Liberal government’s ability to build millions of new homes.
Hallan interjected as Freeland began to comment on what she called “the Conservative scheme on housing,” eliciting shouts from the Liberal side of the room.
After the committee chair, Liberal MP Peter Fonseca, made multiple attempts to speak, he asked Hallan to let Freeland respond to his questions.
“The witness did not even have a nanosecond to answer your question,” he said.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland calls out Conservative MP and finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan for repeatedly interrupting her attempted answers during finance committee.
Conservative MP Philip Lawrence then countered with a point of order, saying Freeland was not answering their questions.
“Could you please let Conservatives speak? I know you don’t want to hear it as a Liberal. I know you don’t want to hear about the housing hell,” he said.
Following pleas from the chair for less “screaming,” Hallan resumed his questioning, this time focusing on the rising number of people using food banks in Canada.
“Why should anyone believe that anything that your government has done is actually helping address the affordability crisis?” he asked.
“The Conservatives cannot be trusted when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable people in Canada,” Freeland replied.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has released a 15-minute video blaming the prime minister and his policies for Canada’s housing crisis. The video has garnered more than a million views since its weekend release, as a new poll suggests the Conservatives are now leading the Liberals by almost 20…
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