iPolitics By Kady O'Malley. Published on Jan 13, 2021 11:15am Scaffolding erected on Centre Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa in July 2018 (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics) Even the most stalwart Conservative supporter would likely concede it wasn’t a shining example of cross-party messaging synergy: On the very same day that Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a 28-day province-wide stay-at-home order, iPolitics reported that a contingent of federal Tories was “plowing ahead with plans” to force an on-site committee meeting in the capital later this week. As those same Conservatives made sure to point out in the letter laying out their request for an emergency session — during which, somewhat fittingly, members will discuss whether to launch an investigation into the government’s requirement that air passengers clear a COVID test within three days before boarding — it’s not as though they had the option of suggesting they get together via Zoom.