The Canadian government is set to enforce closure on its budget bill, which has been obstructed by Conservative MPs who want Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to testify before the Commons finance committee. Cabinet officials have given notice that the committee must pass the bill by 4 p.m. Eastern Time on May 26th. However, this move has not been accepted by opposition members of the committee, who have refused to agree to a vote on the budget bill until Freeland appears to give testimony for two hours. The budget bill is an omnibus legislation that includes 51 pieces of legislation, and has proposed spending of $496.6 billion in 2023, with a deficit this year of $40.1 billion. The bill encompasses policies that are significant to the nation’s economy and the opposition claims that it wants Freeland to clarify the government’s spending plans.