Carney attending Question Period far less than Trudeau
Author: Alex Dhaliwal
Prime Minister Mark Carney attended just 33 of the first 123 Question Periods in this Parliament (26.8%), compared with 51 for Justin Trudeau (41.5%) and 80 for Stephen Harper (65%).
Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending Question Period far less often than his predecessors, drawing scrutiny as Canada enters a “technical recession” after a third GDP contraction in four quarters reported by Statistics Canada.
A Global News analysis of House of Commons Question Period attendance found Carney has shown up at just 33 of the first 123 Question Periods in this Parliament, well below former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper, even as Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre presses for answers on the economy.
Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre said he expected Mark Carney to answer questions after Statistics Canada reported a third GDP contraction in four quarters. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth indicate a recession.
The analysis found Prime Minister Mark Carney attended just 33 of the first 123 Question Periods in this Parliament (26.8%), compared with 51 for Justin Trudeau (41.5%) and 80 for Stephen Harper (65%).
“Question period, where normally prime ministers go to answer, especially in a moment of crisis… you’d expect him to be accountable… but he’s not showing up,” Poilievre told reporters Monday in front the House of Commons.