Politics This Morning: Opposition MPs pushing for Norman committee probe

As the PM continues his sojourn in Paris to fight online hate, opposition MPs at home are manoeuvring to have an investigation into how his government handled the Mark Norman case.

Vice-Admiral Mark Norman and lawyer Marie Heinan attend the Ottawa courthouse on May 8. Conservative and NDP MPs prompted today's emergency meeting of the House National Defence Committee, where they will ask for a probe into the government's conduct during the soldier's criminal proceedings that have now been stayed.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

May 16, 2019

Good Thursday morning, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman may have secured an apology from the House of Commons for the whole breach-of-trust-charges thing, but opposition MPs are still looking to get their pound of flesh. The House National Defence Committee is sitting down at 3:30 p.m. to...

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