In what appears to be an attempt to drive a wedge between Trudeau and members of his own caucus, Scheer said Liberal MPs who do not want to be seen as complicit in this controversy should demand that their leader quit
“Liberal MPs have a choice to make: are they prepared to sacrifice their personal integrity to protect their scandal-plagued leader and to cover up corruption or are they willing to take a stand and demand that Trudeau step aside?” he said.
If they do not, the Bloc is threatening a motion to censure the government when the House of Commons resumes full business in September. Scheer avoided saying whether he would be willing to force an election over the issue in the minority Parliament, saying only that this decision should be made by the next leader of the party after results of the Conservative leadership contest are announced in late August.
Health Minister Patty Hajdu said she continues to have confidence in Morneau as finance minister and that he has been a “key player” in Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The controversy involving the WE organization has forced the Liberals into damage control mode for the last three weeks, after questions arose about close personal connections between the WE Charity and Trudeau, Morneau and members of their families.
WE backed away from the sole-source contract earlier this month, citing the controversy that has dogged the agreement since government announced WE Charity as the administrator of the Canada Student Service Grant.
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