He praised the whistleblowers who showed Canadian Security Intelligence Service documents to media about the extent of China’s interference in the 2019 and 2020 elections
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Prime Minster Justin Trudeau of playing into China’s hands by refusing to hold a public inquiry on foreign interference.
Mr. Poilievre praised the whistleblowers who showed Canadian Security Intelligence Service documents to The Globe and Mail and Global News about the extent of China’s interference in the 2019 and 2020 elections. The Prime Minister responded to Mr. Poilievre attack, saying he is undermining faith in democratic institutions by claiming the government failed to deal with Chinese interference because it benefited the Liberal Party.
“He is against a real investigation into the foreign interference we know happened but in favour of a tough police investigation into the whistleblowers who are exposing,” Mr. Poilievre said. Mr. Trudeau announced Monday that the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians , which reports directly to his office, will study China’s interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections.
He also said the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency , which oversees the RCMP and federal spy agencies, will examine how investigations into Chinese election meddling have been handled.
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