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Andrew Scheer was right to call out the Liberals on their failure to respect Parliament.

Even if the Conservatives losing the vote was a foregone conclusion, Scheer wore the robes of his former role as Speaker with dignity, as he fought for our democratic institutions and for more government accountability.

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Watching Justin Trudeau’s Sunday news conference, it was striking how many times he took gratuitous shots at the Conservatives. In doing so, he proved Scheer’s point: Trudeau has replaced Parliament with press conferences.

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There was no institutional fairness. Nothing to balance it out. No right to reply. It was, as with every other one of his press conferences, a platform for Trudeau with no real rendering of account.

He can take as long as he wants to answer, in English and in French. By the time he winds down a four-minute answer, you’ve forgotten the question. No one can fire back.

These virtual press conferences are stage-managed affairs. Trudeau is all alone and cannot really be challenged. He has the ice to himself and there’s no goalie.