Guilbeault Fails to Appear Before Transport Committee to Testify on ‘No New Roads’ Policy

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault failed to appear at a Commons transport committee hearing March 6, after being summoned to testify about his controversial comments that Ottawa would no longer invest in new road infrastructure.

Conservative MP Mark Strahl said in a March 6 social media post that the Mr. Guilbeault and his party “refuse” to answer questions about remarks last month that the federal government had no interest in building new roads.