Weir called the work of all parliamentary committees "critically important." "Parliamentary committees have always been part of the bedrock of our Canadian parliamentary system at both the provincial and federal levels," she said. "In fact most of the important work takes place in parliamentary committees that have essentially operated on very much of a bi-partisan level." Katherine Fierlbeck, a professor at Dalhousie University, says it's important for legislature committees to be working during COVID-19 because of "democratic accountability." He once again brushed aside concerns his party could block committee work.

Source: CBC News September 10, 2020 19:06 UTC