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Parliament Prorogation Was ‘Delay Tactic’ Against WE Charity Probe, Committee Hears

February 19, 2021
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The primary reason for last year’s Parliament prorogation was to get Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out of the WE Charity controversy, the Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) heard on Thursday. On June 25, 2020, the WE Charity was awarded a federal contract of $43.5 million to administer a student summer grant program, despite the organization’s…

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Trudeau’s Basis for Proroguing Parliament Last Year Was ‘Purely Political,’ Committee Hears

January 30, 2021
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motivation for proroguing Parliament last summer in the midst of the WE Charity controversy was for political reasons, a parliamentary committee meeting heard on Jan. 28. “The decision to prorogue … was purely for political reasons and not anything else,” said Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski, a member of the Standing Committee…

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