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Aaron Gunn, Shadow Minister for Ethics and Accountable Government, said the Liberals shut down the investigation into a “condo billionaire bailout” in Ottawa, calling it an attempt to cover up misdeeds and another Liberal scandal. Jacob Mantle, Member of Parliament for York-Durham, said Liberals provided no answers to basic questions about who benefits from the bailout, who asked for it, and how it would work. He described the bailout as “moral hazard,” saying it socializes losses and puts taxpayers on the hook, shutting out the next generation of homebuyers. Gabriel Hardy, Member of Parliament for Montmorency—Charlevoix and Quebec Region, said it was “so simple as a motion” to ask for facts and questions to be answered by those who took the decision, so people would know what is happening with their money. He said the Liberals shut down debate and committee, and accused them of not wanting oversight. Hardy added that ethics committees must adapt to what is going on, and said the Liberals’ actions were a “big problem.”
Gunn added that the group were all millennial members of Parliament and criticized the Liberals for justifying the billionaire bailout with taxpayer dollars taken from Canadians still trying to save for a first home. He said the bailout transfers wealth to individuals who made billions over the past 20 years. Gunn also criticized Liberals who complained about having to be in Ottawa in July, saying they had been elected to stand up for constituents as loud voices and call out corrupt behavior, and said they would continue to oppose what they called another Liberal scandal.