Canada: MPs scrum on federal budget Bill, Paul Bernardo's prison transfer, wildfires – June 5, 2023

MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as they convene for the daily question period in the House of Commons. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland comments briefly on the Conservative Party's threat to block the passage of the federal budget bill unless its demands are met. Government House leader Mark Holland also discusses the Conservatives' tactics.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino reacts to the decision of the Correctional Service of Canada to transfer serial killer Paul Bernardo from a maximum-security prison in Ontario to a medium-security facility in Quebec.
NDP climate change resilience critic Richard Cannings and NDP deputy leader Alexandre Boulerice discuss their party's request for the House of Commons to hold an emergency debate on Canada's wildfires situation.
Independent MP Alain Reyes is asked about his support for Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault, who is running in the federal byelection in the Quebec riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount.