In a reversal causing concerns in Liberal ranks, the NDP has announced on March 1 it will call the prime minister’s chief of staff to testify in committee on the issue of foreign interference.
NDP MP Peter Julian presented his party’s motion during a meeting of the Commons procedure and House affairs committee.
The NDP had in recent weeks twice helped the Liberals defeat sections of motions from the Conservatives calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top adviser Katie Telford to testify.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was the first among the main opposition parties to call for a public inquiry on Feb. 27. Leaders from the Conservative Party and the Bloc Québécois joined the call on March 1….