Liberal MP Says She Regrets ‘Distress’ Caused to Witnesses Who Left Meeting in Tears

Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, on Dec. 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld fell short of an apology today after instigating a fracas that led two witnesses to storm out of a parliamentary committee hearing.

Vandenbeld only says that she deeply regrets the “distress that this meeting caused the witnesses” on July 31.