The Conservatives’ Pierre Poilievre and the Bloc’s Yves-François Blanchet cast doubt on Mr. Johnston’s ability to be an impartial adjudicator
The leaders of the two largest opposition parties are questioning the impartiality of former governor-general David Johnston in his new role as special rapporteur into Chinese election interference, citing his decades-long connections to Justin Trudeau’s family.
Mr. Johnston is a member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. Members of the foundation appoint board members and deal with bylaws and other matters for this non-profit, set up with a $125-million public endowment by the Jean Chrétien government. “I will accept nothing but a public inquiry, independent inquiry, which management [commissioner] will have been chosen by Parliament. Nothing else,” he said.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters in Toronto that Mr. Johnston has the credibility to independently review the findings of two panels the government set up to investigate Chinese interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections. He said Canadians should trust Mr. Johnston. “In my experience, when you work with people like David Johnston, someone with the character, with the professional background, and with the truly remarkable record of public service, I think we can be confident that he is going to do this work without any prejudice towards partisanship or party affiliation.”
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