If this is the big “Nothing Burger” that Mr Johnston claims, & PM Justin Trudeau knew nothing about nothing, then what’s this 1/2 a year ago in Bali at the G-20 Summit?
Trudeau held talks with Xi, the first in more than three years, at the G20 summit on Tuesday, according to Canadian officials. Media reports said Trudeau had brought up “serious concerns” about alleged espionage and Chinese “interference” in Canadian elections during the discussion.
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…or this from a couple months ago:
…then this from a couple of days ago in direct contrast with what Mulcair is saying a few months ago:
…which raise these questions:
….leading us to this:
…and Jagmeet both arguing for a public inquiry & not willing to not support the Liberal Gov’t in its non-coalition coalition regardless of its stance on not having a public inquiry that Mr Singh says is absolutely necessary. That brings us to about now, more or less….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ItDgbZW1Q&pp=ygUcSmFnbWVldCBzaW5naCBwdWJsaWMgaW5xdWlyeQ==
Which circles us back to the below & some other interesting comments from the PMO about CSIS from the Emergencies Act Fiasco:
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…& this from just under 3 months ago:
“In a free democracy, it is not up to unelected security officials to dictate to political parties who can or cannot run,” Trudeau said when asked directly about the claims.
That’s true, but after spending months telling Canadians we can be sure that our elections are safe due to the work of Canada’s security and intelligence agencies, it’s odd that Trudeau would attack them. When pressed again on this issue, a reporter looking for a clear answer was told it’s racist to ask.
Bottom line, Trudeau has told CSIS to stop looking into this matter, accused anyone asking questions of being racist and said any other questions will be answered by his handpicked man who oversaw the Trudeau Foundation while China was funding it (referring to Morris Rosenberg before digging up David Johnston).
torontosun.com
…& this from three months ago Pre-David Johnston:
Justin Trudeau is ruling out a public inquiry to examine China’s interference in Canada’s democracy and once again insisted that Beijing-directed influence activities did not affect the outcome of the 2019 and 2021 elections.
Speaking to reporters in Toronto marking the first anniversary of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, the Prime Minister said he is satisfied with hearings now being conducted by a parliamentary committee into the past two election campaigns.
“I applaud the work by parliamentary committees to monitor the situation,” Mr. Trudeau said when asked if he would set up a public inquiry as requested by former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley.
www.theglobeandmail.com
CSIS collects information and provides it to politicians. They don’t direct the politicians on what to do. After chastising CSIS earlier this year that they aren’t the boss of him, Trudeau wants to make it look like he couldn’t have acted because they didn’t tell him what to do.
Now though, Trudeau, backed by Johnston’s report, is trying to say that they didn’t need to act because when CSIS raised concerns about Dong’s nomination, they didn’t provide “specific recommendations.”
torontosun.com
Speaking in an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, airing Sunday, Richard Fadden, the former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and former national security advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said he “can’t see any compelling reason not to” hold a public inquiry.
“I think in this case, the allegations are so serious they need to be looked into,” Fadden told Stephenson.
“I think a public inquiry is really the route to go.”
globalnews.ca
Ironically, we both ‘can’ & ‘can’t’ have a Public Inquiry for security reasons based upon whether you believe Mr’s Johnston & Trudeau, or if you believe Mr Fadden (who’s the former Head of CSIS & the former National Security Advisor to Justin Trudeau).
Equally ironic is that, “if” placing David Johnston in the role of ‘special rapporteur’….Justin Trudeau happened to stumble into another Conflict of Interest or Ethics Violation….with Canada being between Ethics Commissioners….we’d have to wait until Justin Trudeau appoints an Ethics Commissioner to investigate Justin Trudeau about this same thing?
….Unless….Justin Trudeau appoints David Johnston as a “‘Special’ Honorary Ethics Commissioner” to investigate Justin Trudeau’s appointment of David Johnston as “Special Rapporteur” to see if that violated any Conflict of Interest or Ethics Violation….because that almost fits in the twisted logic demonstrated so far.
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‘Not appropriate’: Xi caught on camera rebuking Trudeau
The Chinese president took the Canadian prime minister to task for alleged leaks of an earlier closed-door meeting.
…or this from a couple months ago:
…then this from a couple of days ago in direct contrast with what Mulcair is saying a few months ago:
…which raise these questions:
….leading us to this:
…and Jagmeet both arguing for a public inquiry & not willing to not support the Liberal Gov’t in its non-coalition coalition regardless of its stance on not having a public inquiry that Mr Singh says is absolutely necessary. That brings us to about now, more or less….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ItDgbZW1Q&pp=ygUcSmFnbWVldCBzaW5naCBwdWJsaWMgaW5xdWlyeQ==
Which circles us back to the below & some other interesting comments from the PMO about CSIS from the Emergencies Act Fiasco:
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PM Trudeau says it's not up to CSIS to tell parties who should and shouldn't run for office.
PM Justin Trudeau is pushing back against a recent report that alleges security officials urged the Liberal Party to rescind the nomination of 1 of its MPs."...
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“In a free democracy, it is not up to unelected security officials to dictate to political parties who can or cannot run,” Trudeau said when asked directly about the claims.
That’s true, but after spending months telling Canadians we can be sure that our elections are safe due to the work of Canada’s security and intelligence agencies, it’s odd that Trudeau would attack them. When pressed again on this issue, a reporter looking for a clear answer was told it’s racist to ask.
Bottom line, Trudeau has told CSIS to stop looking into this matter, accused anyone asking questions of being racist and said any other questions will be answered by his handpicked man who oversaw the Trudeau Foundation while China was funding it (referring to Morris Rosenberg before digging up David Johnston).
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LILLEY: Trudeau calls queries about China's alleged election interference racist
After saying we need to take the issue of election interference by China seriously, Trudeau claimed specific questions were racist.
…& this from three months ago Pre-David Johnston:
Justin Trudeau is ruling out a public inquiry to examine China’s interference in Canada’s democracy and once again insisted that Beijing-directed influence activities did not affect the outcome of the 2019 and 2021 elections.
Speaking to reporters in Toronto marking the first anniversary of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, the Prime Minister said he is satisfied with hearings now being conducted by a parliamentary committee into the past two election campaigns.
“I applaud the work by parliamentary committees to monitor the situation,” Mr. Trudeau said when asked if he would set up a public inquiry as requested by former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley.
Trudeau rules out public inquiry into Chinese electoral interference
Former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley called for an inquiry this week to help restore trust in the Canadian electoral system
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CSIS collects information and provides it to politicians. They don’t direct the politicians on what to do. After chastising CSIS earlier this year that they aren’t the boss of him, Trudeau wants to make it look like he couldn’t have acted because they didn’t tell him what to do.
Now though, Trudeau, backed by Johnston’s report, is trying to say that they didn’t need to act because when CSIS raised concerns about Dong’s nomination, they didn’t provide “specific recommendations.”
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LILLEY: Johnston report wants us to ignore reality on China
Is it the job of CSIS to tell the government what to do when briefed on the latest intelligence?
Speaking in an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, airing Sunday, Richard Fadden, the former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and former national security advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said he “can’t see any compelling reason not to” hold a public inquiry.
“I think in this case, the allegations are so serious they need to be looked into,” Fadden told Stephenson.
“I think a public inquiry is really the route to go.”
![globalnews.ca](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FCP165271604.jpg%3Fquality%3D85%26strip%3Dall%26w%3D720%26h%3D379%26crop%3D1&hash=f55b0f66e0a7b0e442d1f79600c6bcc2&return_error=1)
Canada needs an inquiry into Chinese election interference: ex-spymaster - National | Globalnews.ca
Richard Fadden, former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, said he 'can't see any compelling reason not to' hold a public inquiry into election meddling by China.
Ironically, we both ‘can’ & ‘can’t’ have a Public Inquiry for security reasons based upon whether you believe Mr’s Johnston & Trudeau, or if you believe Mr Fadden (who’s the former Head of CSIS & the former National Security Advisor to Justin Trudeau).
Equally ironic is that, “if” placing David Johnston in the role of ‘special rapporteur’….Justin Trudeau happened to stumble into another Conflict of Interest or Ethics Violation….with Canada being between Ethics Commissioners….we’d have to wait until Justin Trudeau appoints an Ethics Commissioner to investigate Justin Trudeau about this same thing?
….Unless….Justin Trudeau appoints David Johnston as a “‘Special’ Honorary Ethics Commissioner” to investigate Justin Trudeau’s appointment of David Johnston as “Special Rapporteur” to see if that violated any Conflict of Interest or Ethics Violation….because that almost fits in the twisted logic demonstrated so far.