The changes come into force following the expiration of the transition period for new requirements under the Swiss Financial Services Act which came into effect in January 2020.
Opposition MPs want to view the redacted parts of emails concerning a sole-sourced contract the government awarded to Kyle Kemper, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s half-brother, for speaking at a blockchain conference in Switzerland.
Conservative MPs on the House of Commons committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) introduced a motion to that effect on Wednesday, after documents from Global Affairs Canada released under the Access to Information Act contained questionable redactions.
The government is redacting information for no reason, said Tory MP Kelly McCauley, saying there’s no way the information has been blacked out for the usual reasons of national security or consumer confidence.