Conservatives accuse MacKinnon of trying to ‘direct’ Grits to defeat motion asking Wernick to testify about Phoenix

Divided Liberals lets Conservative motion pass in the Public Accounts Committee to invite PCO clerk Wernick appear to discuss AG’s report on Phoenix

The House Public Accounts Committee voted last week to invite PCO clerk Michael Wernick to appear before the committee to talk about the government's failure to properly implement the Phoenix pay system. He's expected to appear before the committee prior to the start of the summer recess.The Hill Times file photograph

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 4, 2018

Conservatives on the House Public Accounts Committee are accusing Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon, parliamentary secretary to the Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, of trying to get Liberals to defeat a Tory motion last week calling PCO clerk Michael Wernick to testify about the ...

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