<p>Parliament froze in late September after the Conservatives launched a privilege motion, bogging down the government and demanding the Liberals hand over documents relating to a “green slush fund.”</p><br><p>Since then, the House has been on pause – no bills, no legislation, no nothing. Despite important government matters, this freeze could go on for a <strong>very </strong>long time, costing taxpayers millions. </p><br><p>Laura Osmon, The Logic’s Ottawa reporter, joins the show to make sense of this procedural nightmare, and explain how we could get out of this gridlock.</p><br><p>Host: Sam Konnert</p><p>Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio), Cherise Seucharan (Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)</p><p>Guests: <a href="https://x.com/Laura_Osman_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Osmon</a>, <a href="https://x.com/MPJulian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MP Peter Julian</a></p><br><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nearly-two-month-debate-political-gridlock-1.7386424" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No clear end in sight as House of Commons gridlock approaches 2-month mark</a> | CBC News</li><li><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-expected-to-unveil-gst-relief-in-multibillion-dollar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trudeau to unveil GST relief in multibillion-dollar affordability announcement</a> | Globe and Mail</li><li><a href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/11/25/house-filibuster-putting-money-for-military-dental-care-and-keeping-the-government-lights-on-at-risk/442574/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">House filibuster is putting money for military, dental care, and keeping the government lights on at risk</a> | The Hill Times</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sponsors: </p><p><a href="https://www.douglas.ca/canadaland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas</a> is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today at <a href="http://douglas.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">douglas.ca/canadaland</a></p><br><p><a href="https://article.com/BACKBENCH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article</a> is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more</p><p>To claim, visit <a href="http://article.com/backbench" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">article.com/backbench</a> and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.</p><br><p>Register for Dollars and Cents: The Business of Podcasting on Wednesday, December 11 in Toronto at <a href="http://labs.canadaland.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">labs.canadaland.com</a>. Space is limited.</p><br><p>Be part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis. Go to <a href="http://canadaland.com/join" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canadaland.com/join</a> to become a Canadaland Supporter today.</p><br><p>You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
