In law, it is a principle that has been around for centuries. There\u0027s even a Latin phrase for it: \u0022Nemo iudex in causa sua.\u0022
In Canada, the notion that no one should have the power to judge themselves is seen in Section 21 of the Conflict of Interest Act. That law reads: “A public office holder shall recuse himself or herself from any discussion, decision, debate or vote on any matter in respect of which he or she would be in a conflict of interest.”
The interference isn’t an allegation: There’s been a veritable avalanche of detailed disclosure by intelligence agencies, foreign and/or domestic, characterizing Chinese election interference as a fact, not a claim. The media, too, are now reporting Chinese wrongdoing as fact — and not prefaced by the usual hedges, like “allegedly” or “reportedly.”Article content
So, he stood before the media for almost an hour — a gaggle of ministers arrayed behind him, nodding their craniums like bobbleheads in a pickup truck window careening along a country road — and pretended to answer questions in that cloying, counterfeit manner he uses whenever he’s caught. All dewy-eyed and inflection.
Because we all know that China interfered in our elections, in our democracy, for one purpose and one purpose alone: To defeat the Conservative Party, who they saw as inimical to their interests. And to elect the aforementioned Justin Trudeau, who they rightly saw as the Western leader most likely to act as supplicant to China.
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