Prime Minister declines to attend Question Period after government recalls House early
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not attend a special sitting of the House of Commons Monday, despite pledging last week to answer opposition questions about the WE controversy in the House.
The Prime Minister’s Office did not provide an explanation for his decision not to attend the House of Commons meeting. His itinerary for Monday simply says “personal,” and lists no events. Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre invited Mr. Trudeau to testify at the House finance committee hearings on the controversy. The Prime Minister has so far only said his team will consider the invitation for him to testify at committee.
“They won more seats in the last election so that party has the right to govern in a minority Parliament. But nothing says that they have to keep Justin Trudeau on as their leader,” Mr. Scheer said. “Each and every one of them has a choice to make about whether or not they are comfortable with his corruption.”
Mr. Scheer said his party supports the disability payments but is concerned the wage subsidy measures are overly complicated.
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