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OTTAWA — Progress on the government’s cannabis legalization bill and all other work in the House of Commons was put on hold until next week, thanks to a Conservative filibuster that forced an all-night voting session Friday.

The Conservatives forced the marathon of votes as a procedural stalling tactic to draw attention to their calls for the Trudeau government to disclose how much its carbon pricing plan will cost Canadians.

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MPs began voting on over 100 Conservative motions on government spending estimates at 10:30 p.m. Thursday and continued voting throughout the night and into the morning, ending just after 10 a.m. Friday.

The Tories had threatened to keep the votes going for 25 hours, but only lasted about 12, stretching it out just long enough to bleed into Friday’s sitting time and effectively cancel the day’s proceedings.

Despite the fact the government has still not produced the carbon pricing data he has repeatedly asked for, finance critic Pierre Poilievre said he made his point.