PM Defends Aide, Says Office Didn’t Know Vance Allegations Were ‘Me Too Complaint’

PM Defends Aide, Says Office Didn’t Know Vance Allegations Were ‘Me Too Complaint’
Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, arrives for the first day of a Liberal cabinet retreat in Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vigorously defended his top aide on Tuesday, saying that while his office knew there was a complaint against then-defence chief general Jonathan Vance three years ago, no one knew it was about sexual misconduct.

The comments came in response to fresh questions about what the prime minister and his chief of staff, Katie Telford, knew about the allegation against Vance in March 2018 following testimony last week from one of Trudeau’s former advisers.