Liberals defeat motion to open probe into claims PMO tried to muzzle ex-envoys

The prime minister denied his office's involvement in pressuring ex-diplomats into clearing their statements with the PMO before publicly commenting on Canada-China relations.

At a press availability before the meeting, Conservative MP Leona Alleslev, pictured with fellow Conservatives Michael Barrett, right, and Pierre Paul-Hus, said that a Liberal defeat of the motion would constitute a 'coverup.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NINA RUSSELL

July 30, 2019

A Liberal-majority committee on Tuesday blocked a motion to investigate claims that a public servant sought to constrain the ability of two former diplomats to speak publicly about Canada's diplomatic relations with China. MPs on the House Foreign Affairs Committee assembled in Ottawa for an emerge...

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