PMO staff to testify at foreign interference inquiry
Staff from the Prime Minister’s Office are set to speak today at the public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s elections.
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PMO insists it did not mislead ethics commissioner over Trudeau's recent vacation
The Prime Minister's Office is denying allegations it misled the ethics commissioner, after the federal Conservatives called for an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's vacation in Jamaica.
Prime Minister Trudeau, family on holiday in Costa Rica
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Costa Rica for a two-week vacation with his family.
PM's wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, tests positive for COVID-19
The prime minister's wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will remain in isolation, his office said on Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin
After months of unrelenting news coverage, hours of oral testimony and reams of written submissions to a House of Commons committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair, the federal ethics watchdog has still managed to unearth some details that give new life to the controversy on the eve of an election campaign.
Calls to former diplomats were not meant as pressure, Liberal MPs insist
The choice to reach out to two former ambassadors to China was part of an effort to make sure experts were sufficiently informed, not to pressure them into toeing the line, Liberal MPs said on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, as they shut down opposition efforts to investigate the matter.
Trudeau denies 'directing' Wilson-Raybould to intervene in prosecution of SNC-Lavalin
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says neither he nor his office ever "directed" Jody Wilson-Raybould to intervene in the prosecution of troubled SNC-Lavalin Group, following a report that said his office had pressured her to do so.
Trudeau confirms, defends private helicopter flight to Aga Khan's vacation island
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn't believe the vacation-related flight poses any ethical dilemma.
Top two PMO aides apologize for controversy over moving expenses
The prime minister’s chief of staff Katie Telford and principal secretary Gerald Butts posted a joint statement on their Facebook pages Thursday, taking full responsibility for the expenses.
Trudeau aides Butts, Telford expensed more than $200K for moving homes: Globe
Two of the Prime Minister's top aides billed taxpayers over $200,000 when they moved from Toronto to Ottawa following the Liberals' election victory last year, according to the Globe and Mail.
Mike Duffy tells Senate he won't repay $17,000 in disputed expenses
The decision means the Senate committee in charge of policing spending will likely move to withhold the money from Duffy’s salary.
Senator David Tkachuk's suddenly refreshed memory
Senator David Tkachuk told Mounties he couldn't remember seeing a letter from Senator Duffy’s lawyer, nor who the letter was addressed to. It was addressed to him.
RCMP should question Harper, says policing expert
The RCMP should reopen its investigation into the Duffy affair and question the prime minister, multiple senators, and senior members of the PMO's staff.