Opposition MPs demand minister testify to explain ‘odd’ chief electoral officer nomination switch-up

The Liberals' nominee, Stéphane Perrault, didn't have many answers Tuesday as to what happened to Saskatchewan electoral officer Michael Boda's nomination, so Conservative MP Blake Richards is asking for a minister to explain.

Chief electoral officer nominee Stéphane Perrault, centre, talks to Conservative MP Scott Reid, left, and NDP MP Nathan Cullen, right, prior to a May 22 Procedure and House Affairs Committee meeting in Centre Block.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

May 23, 2018

Opposition MPs want a cabinet minister to appear before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to explain why the prospective nomination of Saskatchewan elections chief Michael Boda as Canada’s new chief electoral officer was replaced by one for acting CEO Stéph...

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