Liberal appointee Annette Verschuren was found to have "improperly furthered" the interests of companies she was associated with. She was set to testify in a special House of Commons industry committee hearing for two hours Wednesday.

However, Liberal-NDP coalition MPs and their Bloc enablers voted to preserve their summer vacation from prickly questions about corruption. 

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Sellout Singh and Lazy Bloc MPs cover-up for Trudeau—again.

They delayed an investigation into corruption & waste at Trudeau’s slush fund until the fall.

After the Ethics Commissioner’s GUILTY ruling on Trudeau’s chair, the NDP & Bloc are heading… pic.twitter.com/9Etm609g1k

— Rick Perkins (@RickPerkinsMP) July 31, 2024

Verschuren was appointed to Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) in 2019, yet he continued to serve on the board of two not-for-profit corporations, the Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment, which she founded, and the MaRS Discovery District.

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Conservative motion to haul Trudeau appointed Chair of his Green Slush Fund before committee.

Ethics Commissioner found Trudeau's Chair broke the law by funneling taxpayer money to her own companies.

Worse, the Trudeau Government was warned about her conflicts… pic.twitter.com/zfalryLlbD

— Rick Perkins (@RickPerkinsMP) July 31, 2024

She also remained chair, CEO and majority shareholder of NRStor Inc., a company she founded that builds, owns and operates energy storage projects.

Trudeau sent his MPs to block investigations into Liberal corruption but that won’t stop us.

Conservatives will keep demanding answers and accountability. pic.twitter.com/IWPmPyjprj

— Michael Barrett (@MikeBarrettON) July 31, 2024

Two one-time contributions of $50,000 to $100,000 from SDTC went to companies associated with the Verschuren Centre or MaRS.

Emergency meeting TODAY to expand investigation into the corruption & cover-up at Trudeau's Green Slush Fund as handpicked fund chair found guilty of breaking ethics laws for personal gain.

Why did Trudeau and senior ministers let this happen and when will the taxpayers be paid… pic.twitter.com/dVMXsmC8a8

— Rick Perkins (@RickPerkinsMP) July 31, 2024

Also in question was an approval of COVID-19 emergency relief funding for NRStor.

Ethics Commissioner Konrad W. von Finckenstein wrote in his report that, “because of her roles as a director of MaRS, the Verschuren Centre and SDTC, Ms. Verschuren improperly furthered the interests of the beneficiaries of SDTC funding to companies associated with those accelerators.”

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced in June that he will shut down SDTC, but the role of SDTC will live on under a mandate with the National Research Council. 

An earlier auditor general report found that STDC had an extreme lack of oversight and that many projects funded through the agency were ineligible.