Trudeau releases statement supporting Morneau after reports PM was considering shuffle
Morneau revealed at that committee that his family had accepted $41,000 in free trips from the charity, expenses which he said were repaid on the day he went to testify.
The statement from Trudeau’s press secretary Alex Wellstead is unequivocal in its support for Morneau. “Of course the prime minister has full confidence in Minister Morneau and any statement to the contrary is false. The prime minister knows that Minister Morneau and the entire team of cabinet ministers will keep doing the work that Canadians rely on to get them through this pandemic.”
In addition to crediting Morneau with a central role in many of the economic achievements of the Liberals first term in power, the statement said he has been a point person in the pandemic response. “Minister Morneau played the lead role in the creation of the CERB, the wage subsidy, and many other measures to support Canadians and businesses during these difficult times, and he is continuing this important work.”
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