Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former finance chief Bill Morneau is off to Paris to campaign on a bigger political stage, a month after his abrupt departure from one of the most powerful jobs in Canadian politics
His resume will highlight his work toward installing a national carbon pricing program, getting provinces to agree to expand the Canada Pension Plan as well as introducing measures to boost opportunities for women and the Trudeau government’s vision for “inclusive growth.”
He was entangled in the scandal after failing to recuse himself from a Cabinet decision to award a no-bid contract to WE Charity to administer a C$900-million student volunteer grant program related to Canada’s pandemic response. Asked if he thought WE controversy could affect his OECD bid, Morneau said he thought he had been pretty clear that he’s acknowledged he made a mistake and should have, in hindsight, recused himself.
Morneau is also receiving federal government help in the form of support from Global Affairs Canada and phone calls from Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne to his international counterparts to promote his bid.The OECD’s member states will select a new secretary-general before March 1 to a five-year term that will begin June 1, 2021.
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