Official Languages Committee to probe WE Charity deal

Liberal MP Sherry Sherry Romanado, who voted along party lines to oppose the motion, says the probe falls outside the scope of the committee's mandate.

Liberal MP Sherry Romanado, pictured speaking to the House Official Languages Committee on Wednesday, as it debated studying the WE Charity controversy, says the members should ensure minority-language rights are protected 'across the country, not just for one event, and one organization.'Photograph courtesy House of Commons

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BY PALAK MANGAT

August 12, 2020

The Conservatives successfully passed a motion in a 6-5 vote to widen the scope of inquiry into the WE Charity controversy at the committee level, despite opposition from the Liberals. In a bid to keep the scandal in the spotlig...

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