Liberals shut down committee debate on $6.6-billion IT project

People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA - Opposition MPs say the Liberals used their new power as a majority government today to shelve debate on demands the government provide documents about a $6.6 billion IT project that has gone far over budget.

While the project to modernize the systems the government uses to deliver benefits to ºÃÉ«tvs, such as old age security, launched in 2017 with a $1.7 billion budget, the cost is now more than three times that sum.

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