Conservatives to push for former Morneau chief of staff's testimony on WE Charity affairMorneau resigned last summer amid growing tensions between himself and Justin Trudeau over COVID-19 economic policies as well as his involvement with WE CharityArticle contentOTTAWA – The Conservatives want former PMO and Finance senior staffer Elder Marques to testify in front of the ethics committee on the WE Charity scandal. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Conservatives to push for former Morneau chief of staff's testimony on WE Charity affair Back to videoThere is no date set for his summon, but if it collects enough support from committee members as written, the motion says that Marques should testify within one week of its adoption. According to the Conservatives, the idea is to give Marques a chance to explain his perspective of the WE Charity scandal as former top staffer to Morneau. Morneau resigned from government late last summer amid growing tensions between himself and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over COVID-19 economic policies as well as his involvement with WE Charity.

Source: National Post April 28, 2021 22:41 UTC