OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say what he knew — and when he knew it — about a dismissed, non-felony charge against his choice for governor general. “Obviously, this situation is personally disquieting, both for Julie Payette and for the prime minister. The records also don’t turn up in official Maryland records searches, suggesting they were expunged from the public record. Trudeau made Payette the next governor general without the help of an ad hoc committee of experts. Former prime minister Stephen Harper struck such a committee seven years ago when his government tapped David Johnston for the position.

Source: thestar July 19, 2017 22:30 UTC