The MP for Portage-Lisgar says the resignation of Finance Minister Bill Morneau won't change anything.

Tory House Leader Candice Bergen says Morneau's resignation is a move by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to distract from the scandal and corruption that his government is mired in.

"Trudeau needed a scapegoat and basically cut off his right hand in order to save himself. But the fact is even with Morneau gone the corruption will continue in this government while Trudeau is there. I think it's sad to see because Morneau has served his country, however, he has been part of a very scandalous government and Trudeau is at the head of this government."

Morneau has come under fire over his role in the WE Charity scandal and his failure to recuse himself from cabinet discussions on the group because of his family's financial ties.

The government granted administration of a $912-million student service grant to WE Charity. As a result, both Morneau and Trudeau are under investigation by the ethics commissioner over accusations of conflict of interest in that controversy.

It's expected Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will replace Morneau, making her Canada's first woman to hold that post.

Meanwhile, reports coming out of Ottawa indicate the prime minister intends to prorogue Parliament this fall and come back with a new speech from the throne and an economic update in October.

Bergen feels such a move cannot be justified.

"Proroguing means basically locking out parliamentarians from the house of commons. It's like somebody who was on trial and going in and telling the judge and the jury that he's shutting down the courtroom. That's what Trudeau is doing. He's shutting down the very mechanism and people who have been charged with looking into his behaviour and holding him accountable."

Several House of Commons committees are conducting studies into the allegations of conflict of interest. Proroguing Parliament would cut that work short.