No clear end in sight as House of Commons gridlock approaches 2-month mark [Video]

A debate that has jammed up the House of Commons for nearly two months now doesn’t appear likely to end any time soon, as neither the Liberals or Conservatives are showing signs of backing down.

The parties blame each other for tying Parliament up in a privilege debate that began in late September. That debate stems from a House order that directed the government to hand over unredacted documents related to a now-defunct foundation responsible for doling out hundreds of millions of federal dollars for green technology projects.

On Monday, government House leader Karina Gould accused the Conservatives of “holding Parliament hostage.”

“Time is up for Conservatives to stop playing their silly, partisan, procedural games and let us all get back to the work of this place,” she said.

But Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer said Tuesday the Liberals are the ones holding things up by refusing to hand over …