Prime Minister Justin Trudeau skirted the question Thursday when he was asked whether one of his key MPs should stay in his parliamentary secretary role after railing against the government’s approach to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, was recorded in a Zoom call with a constituent sharply criticizing the Liberal government’s response to the genocide case against Israel and the decision to defund a UN relief agency in the middle of a famine. Oliphant also said he’s considered stepping down from his parliamentary secretary role.
Trudeau was asked Thursday if he thinks Oliphant
