Davie Shipbuilding and Seaspan Shipyards both criticized the bidding process, claiming the focus on finding the lowest price effectively ruled out Canadian companies.

The Liberal government was asked Monday to explain why political advisers were strategizing over how to defend a $1-billion federal loan to BC Ferries for four large Chinese-made ships rather than finding a way to cancel the purchase.

Conservative MP Dan Albas raised the issue during the first Question Period after the summer recess in reference to an exclusive report Monday by The Globe and Mail revealing how Liberal strategists planned to manage the looming announcement of the loan.

“Newly uncovered documents show senior Liberals were only concerned about their political interests. They did nothing to cancel the contra

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