Commons law clerk challenges government’s redactions of WE Charity docs

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.In an internal letter, Parliament’s independent law clerk says the thousands of pages of government documents released to MPs on the WE Charity controversy were excessively redacted by government officials.

By choosing to prorogue immediately, rather than just before Parliament’s return, Mr. Trudeau’s decision shut down investigations by several committees into the WE Charity issue. Mr. Dufresne’s letter was first reported by iPolitics. The Globe and Mail has also obtained a copy of the letter, which is not a public document.

In light of the law clerk’s letter, NDP MP and finance critic Peter Julian wrote to the committee clerk asking him to order the release of the documents in line with the committee’s initial request, but that did not happen. The committee’s website notes that all activity ceased with prorogation. It will be up to the membership of the finance committee to decide on its agenda once Parliament resumes.Mr.

“He’s covering up all kinds of key facts that would be material to our investigation and hoping to bury it all under a massive bonanza of tens of billions of dollars of new spending in the fall. I think he also wants to force an early election before any of the these facts become public,” he said in an interview.

“Every effort was made to release as much information as possible to the committee, and indeed cabinet confidences pertaining to the [CSSG] program were disclosed, in keeping with public disclosures made by members of the Queen’s Privy Council,” he said in an e-mail Wednesday.

The question that doesn't appear to have been asked; is who exactly had access to and redacted all these pages if it wasn't civil servants.

“... the various departments responsible for this aborted program did the blackouts themselves — an apparent contravention of the committee's request.” Bureaucrats walk a tightrope as they respond to politicians. Speaking truth to power requires courage and ethical behaviour.

Have liberals done anything legal or non corrupt? I can’t even remember..

This should have been an issue from day 1 of the release. Where has press been on this? Crickets....

A lesson our PM has repeatedly failed to learn, & exactly what I tried to warn Philpott about as my MoH. MPJulian 'It’s the cover-up that is often more scandalous than the scandal and I think the government is getting perilously close to a cover-up on this,” Mr. Julian said.

Unethical govt

Give this law clerk a PROMOTION!!

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