Trudeau’s Basis for Proroguing Parliament Last Year Was ‘Purely Political,’ Committee Hears

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa Jan. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motivation for proroguing Parliament last summer in the midst of the WE Charity controversy was for political reasons, a parliamentary committee meeting heard on Jan. 28.

“The decision to prorogue … was purely for political reasons and not anything else,” said Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski, a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.