Budget Day to come to Oda's rescue?

International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda will eventually have to answer more questions about how that now infamous "NOT" appeared on a document from her officials.

Every day in the House of Commons, Conservative House leader John Baird has taken all questions about why funding for a coalition of church groups was denied in 2009.

But Oda won't be forced to answer MPs' questions for a few weeks. Oda is tentatively scheduled to appear Mar. 21 before the Foreign Affairs committee to talk about the budgetary estimates.

That allows the opposition MPs to ask her anything they want. And it's clear they will ask how she first told that same committee she didn't know how the "NOT" appeared on the document, then later told the House it was inserted on her orders.

That appearance, however, may come the day before another big political event. It's widely expected the Conservatives will table their budget on Mar. 22. And since that could trigger an election, all news of Oda's committee appearance could be forgotten within 24 hours.