The prime minister’s top adviser told a Commons committee that it was not her duty to warn a cabinet minister that someone in the 2019 election campaign had close ties to Chinese diplomats.
Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made the comments while testifying before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) on April 14.
Telford was reacting to questions raised about a February Globe and Mail report based on national security sources.
The report said that senior staff of the Prime Minister’s Office, including Telford, had been warned in the lead-up to the 2019 election that Michael Chan should be on “your radar” and that “someone should reach out to Mary to be extra careful.”…