16 minutes agoTrudeau accused of shutting down parliament to cover up corruption scandal
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing charges that his decision to postpone parliament's work was nothing more than an attempt to conceal an ethical scandal and remove responsibility during key moments of pandemic. During yesterday, Trudeau asked Julie Payette, the general governor, who earlier [...]
During yesterday, Trudeau asked Julie Payette, the general governor, who earlier ended the current parliamentary sessions. He pledged he would continue on September 23rd with a speech from the throne, followed by a no-confidence vote.
The government's <x0-responsive” government's move comes after investigations into a charity affair, which Prime Minister Trudeau and former Finance Minister Bill Morneau face charges of non-adequate financial relations with the international development organisation, writes Guardian, Pryskopi is watching.
Both men have apologized for the conflict of interest.
The conservative leader, Andrew Scheer, called Trudeau “uncurrative” and said the prime minister “was leaving Canadians in the midst of major health and economic crises, in an earnest attempt to make Canadians forget his (pretentious) corruption.
Jagmeet Singh, leader of the New Democrats, also questioned the timing of Trudeau's decision.
The parliament's “closure between the pandemic and the economic crisis, and a meeting planned for last week and with committees working hard to find answers and wake up for Canadians { is wrong,” he wrote on Twitter.
