Robert Silver and Katie Telford at the Munk Debates VIP reception held at Roy Thomson Hall's American Express lounge.The federal lobbying commissioner is reviewing a report that Rob Silver, the spouse of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff, Katie Telford, contacted senior Liberal staff on behalf of his employer’s efforts to seek changes to the federal wage subsidy program.
Vice News reported on Friday that after the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy was announced in April, Mr. Silver contacted Liberal aides in the Prime Minister’s Office and in the office of then-finance minister Bill Morneau, seeking legislative changes to it. Mr. Silver joined independent mortgage finance company MCAP in January. He is senior vice-president of strategy, policy and risk, according to his LinkedIn profile.
A source confirmed to The Globe that Mr. Silver contacted Liberal officials about the pandemic relief wage subsidy. The rules were not changed for MCAP. Pierre-Olivier Herbert, who was director of communications to Mr. Morneau, provided a statement on Friday that did not directly respond to questions about whether Mr. Silver contacted the minister’s office.“Our office interacts regularly with a broad range of stakeholders to answer questions on government programs, including the wage subsidy. These discussions are always done in full respect of the rules in place,” he said in an e-mail.
“I decided that me remaining an employee or shareholder in a government relations firm that does federal work while my spouse is in her current job is inconsistent with this objective,” he said in a statement at the time. He is not currently registered as a lobbyist.Mr. Silver’s contacts with political staff about the wage subsidy are separate from a Globe report earlier this month that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
The Liberanos. Crooked and corrupt to their rotten cores.
Aftyn84947076 ..guy knows rules he was lobbyist with Crestview
Recall this is the same corrupt Liberal “power couple” who tried to bilk taxpayers for fraudulent moving expenses.
Transparency and accountability. Any public servant who isn’t willing to champion these two beliefs should step aside. It’s truly as simple as that.
His wife advised the ethics commissioner in January of her husbands new job as it may entail contacting politicians and she wanted to make sure there wasno confluct...this is a non story and will prove this rag is digging to make a scandal.
Canada is witnessing the most corrupt Government in our life times under Trudeau's Liberals. These people are absolutely disgusting monsters taking advantage of hard working Canadian tax payers. It's sick
Morneau strikes back.
More lies and cover-up, they couldn't just tell the truth from the beginning...
globepolitics Insanely arrogant gov't. TrudeauInIndia offends all parties India wedding dress dance w terrorist who shot a Cdn premier and AG. Just in your eye. weFoundationNotCharity. A raft of SoleSourced. Snc-China-Iran. Not Canada.
This Goverment is so corrupt.
These guys are all idiots
I hope theJagmeetSingh NDP and CanadianGreens are keeping track of these investigations as closely as many Canadians are Real progressives don't defend or tolerate corruption Real progressives vote NO CONFIDENCE This Canadian will remember your choice come next election
A couple of thieving b*tches tight there!