On heels of Morneau’s exit, Trudeau prorogues Parliament until September in bid to ‘force confidence vote’

With Parliament prorogued until Sept. 23, the committee probes into the WE Charity deal have been effectively suspended. The prime minister defended the parliamentary tactic, saying the government is preparing to face a confidence vote.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled tweaks to his cabinet on Aug. 18 following the departure of Bill Morneau, centre, as finance minister. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has inherited his post, assuming stewardship of a roughly $343-billion deficit.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ, PALAK MANGAT

August 18, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has prorogued Parliament until late September, a push that some experts say is a bid to take some of the heat off the government, and an attempt at a fresh slate, amid an ethics controversy that cost its long-serving finance minister his j...

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