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Originally Posted by Savvy27
So, it was contemptuous of parliament when the Liberals refused to produce economic data for the opposition, but the opposition didn't have the majority of votes to find them in contempt.
When the Conservatives refuse to produce economic data for the opposition, it is not a real issue.
You have to decide whether governments should be required to inform parliament of the cost of programs or not. It can't be one set of rules for the party that you don't like and one for the party that you do (although the rules are apparently different for majority governments than minority govs).
You are defending the Conservatives by saying that if they had a majority, they wouldn't get in trouble for denying parliament to perform its function. It may be true but it doesn't speak to the issue. They weren't a majority government and they were required to get the support of another party to go forward with their plans. Instead, they tried to work around the system and got burned for it.
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They did give them the info, the opposition wasn't satisfied with what they received. The government gave the opposition boxes and boxes of financial data on what the costs of their law and order inititives would cost, they didn't believe it and wanted more. They can only provide what the bureaucrats give them.