Liberal MPs yesterday blocked committee subpoenas forcing ArriveCan contractors to testify under threat of arrest. “This is putting us all in a rather precarious position,” said MP Charles Sousa (Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont.), parliamentary secretary for the Department of Public Works that okayed $59.5 million in ArriveCan contracts.

“The RCMP may or may not be reviewing this case,” MP Sousa told the Commons government operations committee. “It is important I think that we take a pause and suspend this issue until we have greater understanding even from the RCMP in terms of the implications,” he added.