OTTAWA — The old joke is that at roll call, senators don’t know whether to shout “present” or “not guilty.” Very little happens in that sleepy sinecure that reaches the outside world.
Yet over Christmas, a clip from the Senate finance committee started circulating of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland being grilled by Conservative Sen. Elizabeth Marshall, a former provincial auditor general in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Chrystia Freeland gets completely flustered trying to explain where this money is going. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VsAxRbwLQZ
— Canada Proud (@WeAreCanProud) January 10, 2023
