Conservatives playing long game on daily Morneau attacks, Liberals accuse Tories, NDP of an ‘unholy alliance’

Hammering away at the finance minister, even without a ‘smoking gun,’ will chip away at the Liberals’ image and distract from their message, say Conservatives.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, has been leading the Conservative attack on Finance Minister Bill Morneau, over allegations of at least the appearance of a conflict of interest for the finance minister. Conservative insiders say they think that attack will pay off in the long run. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, PETER MAZEREEUW

December 4, 2017

The federal Conservatives will keep hammering away at the ethical controversy surrounding Finance Minister Bill Morneau in the coming weeks as part of a long-term strategy, planting seeds for the next election campaign and taking the Liberals off message, say Conservat...

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