House Of Commons

Contempt Of Parliament Dept: OTTAWA - Several departments are ignoring a House of Commons committee's demand to turn over action plans after being scrutinized by the auditor general, a failure one MP calls contempt of Parliament, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The requirement applies whether or not the department is invited to appear before the committee and liberal MP Gerry Byrne asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 13, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The public accounts committee passed a motion in 2011 that all departments who have their performance audited must table their plans within six months of an auditor general's report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.