A Conservative motion to have a parliamentary committee investigate allegations of foreign election interference failed on March 21, following an announcement the same day that the prime minister’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford will testify at another committee on the issue.
The motion, introduced by Conservative MP Michael Cooper, would have transferred a parliamentary investigation from the Liberal-chaired Procedure and House Affairs committee (PROC) to the Conservative-chaired ethics committee. The motion was defeated, with 147 MPs voting in favour and 177 opposed.  
The Conservative, Bloc Quebecois, Green, and Independent MPs voted in favour of the motion, while the Liberals and New Democrats opposed it. …