Opposition Shuts WE Hearing as Liberals Again Refuse to Let Staffer Testify

Opposition Shuts WE Hearing as Liberals Again Refuse to Let Staffer Testify
Conservative MPs Michael Barrett and Pierre Poilievre hold a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jul. 29, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing Wednesday after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-dead deal with WE Charity.

Members of the House of Commons’ ethics committee had asked Amitpal Singh, a senior adviser to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, to testify after a majority of MPs passed a Conservative-sponsored motion to that effect last week.