Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Telford to Testify on Foreign Interference at Committee: PMO

Katie Telford, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, leaves after a meeting of the Liberal Caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford will appear before a parliamentary committee to testify on foreign interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections, says the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

During a meeting on March 21, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) voted in favour of calling Telford to testify on the issue following Liberal opposition to having the prime minister’s top advisor appear for questioning on the matter.