A Liberal filibuster of the House of Commons defence committee — aimed at preventing a former prime ministerial adviser from being summoned to testify on sexual misconduct in the Canadian military — is over. The scope of the examination expanded when Vance's successor, Admiral Art McDonald, became the subject of a military police investigation into a separate allegation of sexual misconduct. Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon confirmed Elder Marques will appear on Friday. Marques had agreed last month to appear but could not settle on a date — something the Opposition Conservatives said amounted to him declining to testify. Conservative MP James Bezan says former PMO adviser Elder Marques "knows something" about how the Trudeau government handled the allegation against Gen. Jonathan Vance.

Source: CBC News April 21, 2021 20:37 UTC