Liberal MP Invokes Closure to Conclude Committee Debate on Budget Bill

Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, April 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

A Liberal MP has moved to invoke closure on the 2024 federal budget bill in order to get the legislation swiftly passed.

During a meeting of the House finance committee on May 7, Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull sponsored a motion to have the committee pass Bill C-69, the Budget Implementation Act, no later than May 28. The bill was introduced on May 2. The invocation of closure is a procedural device used to bring debate on a question to a conclusion.