Trudeau to ask Parliament's security and intelligence committee to probe foreign meddling
Two Liberal sources, who were granted anonymity to discuss matters not yet public, confirmed to The Canadian Press that Trudeau would announce the news on Parliament Hill later Monday.
The Globe and Mail, citing unnamed intelligence sources, reported last month that China worked to help ensure a Liberal minority victory in the 2021 general election, as well as defeat Conservative politicians considered unfriendly to Beijing. Both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said earlier Monday they will not accept any process to investigate the depth of foreign meddling in Canadian elections that is not as transparent as possible.
"What they would do is bring opposition MPs or leaders into a room, give them some information and then swear them to secrecy so they couldn't ever speak about it again so effectively that would be a trick to try to prevent anyone debating the subject," he said. The continued push for an independent investigation comes as the RCMP said Monday it is now investigating possible violations of the Security of Information Act concerning recent media reports about alleged foreign interference in the last two federal elections.
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