Trudeau’s Chief Of Body Of Workers Knew Of 2018 Vance Allegation: Ex-Senior Staffer.

The leader of group of workers to top minister Justin Trudeau knew there was an allegation made towards gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018 and that it were mentioned bureaucrats to probe, says an ex-senior staffer.

Elder marques, a former senior consultant to trudeau inside the high minister’s office, testified before the house of commons defence committee on friday that he have been requested by way of either katie telford, trudeau’s leader of team of workers, or her assistant to touch defense minister harjit sajjan‘s chief of personnel approximately the matter.

“both late on march 1 or early on march 2 of 2018, the leader of body of workers to the prime minister or her assistant asked me to get returned to the chief of workforce to the minister of country wide defence on an trouble referring to the cds,” he testified, the usage of the commonplace acronym for the chief of the defence personnel.

Marques said that once doing so, he brought the matter to bureaucrats and kept telford informed. “He right away added this issue without delay to the clerk of the privy council and secretary to the cupboard, who changed into then michael wernick. He advised the leader of group of workers to the prime minister that he used to be taking this step and that he then saved her apprised as matters developed.”

Marques become requested numerous instances as to how in many instances he spoke to telford about the problem.

“He had given her an update as things proceeded. That’s surely all he can say. He don’t assume the wide variety of interactions in the long run makes a difference,” he stated. Conservative mp leona alleslev asked if it become fair to mention he had updated telford on “some of” occasions, to which marques stated, “yes, it’s plural.”

Marques additionally testified that he turned into now not aware bureaucrats had abandoned the probe and closed it down, saying that everybody was taking it “very significantly” despite the fact that he says they did no longer recognise the info.