PM Blasts Tories for Push to Keep WE Probe Alive, Says Government Focused on COVID 19

PM Blasts Tories for Push to Keep WE Probe Alive, Says Government Focused on COVID 19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question during a news conference on Oct. 9, 2020 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blasted opposition parties for continuing their effort to dig into the WE Charity controversy, and says his government is instead focused on helping Canadians through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The comments follow Conservative calls for a new anti-corruption committee in the House of Commons to take over several parliamentary probes into a multimillion-dollar federal program for students that the government chose WE Charity to manage in the spring.