Liberal majority defeats motion to have Trudeau appear before House Ethics Committee on Aga Khan affair

The motion, introduced by Conservative MP Peter Kent, was supported by all opposition members on the committee at the Jan. 9 meeting, but needed the support of at least two of the six Liberal voting members to pass. However, all eligible members of the Liberal contingent voted against it.

Liberal members of the House Ethics Committee voted against an opposition motion to have Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured, appear before the committee to discuss his vacation on the Aga Khan's private island in 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

January 9, 2018

The Liberal majority on the House Ethics Committee has defeated a Conservative motion to have Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appear before the committee to discuss his vacation on the Aga Khan’s private island in 2016. The motion...

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