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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Sunday he'll work with his fellow opposition leaders to help shape a potential public inquiry into foreign meddling in Canadian elections — including who might lead it.
(The unified votes in Parliament, except for the Libs, have already demonstrated that all the opposition parties are on the same page, more or less, already & have been for months)
"I will work with our opposition colleagues to make sure that the person who fills that role is independent and unbiased in doing a thorough and public investigation," Poilievre told reporters during a press conference Sunday.
He said the person leading a potential public inquiry would need to have no ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or the Trudeau foundation, no ties to foreign dictatorships and have a "track record on non-partisanship and neutrality."
(Removing the ability or appearance of the Liberals investigating themselves again would go far to reinstating confidence in our democratic institutions)
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On Saturday, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the government is “open” to a public inquiry — after the Liberals previously accepted David Johnston's recommendation against holding one — but said opposition parties need to provide input on the inquiry's leadership, terms of reference and how it would handle sensitive intelligence information.
LeBlanc said the government wants to move quickly to work with opposition parties on the future of what he mostly referred to as a "public process" (=not necessarily a Public Inquiry) to investigate and review foreign interference. Johnston had intended to hold a series of public hearing on the issues, which differs from a potential public inquiry…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Sunday he'll work with his fellow opposition leaders to help shape a potential public inquiry into foreign meddling in Canadian elections — including who might lead it.
(The unified votes in Parliament, except for the Libs, have already demonstrated that all the opposition parties are on the same page, more or less, already & have been for months)
"I will work with our opposition colleagues to make sure that the person who fills that role is independent and unbiased in doing a thorough and public investigation," Poilievre told reporters during a press conference Sunday.
He said the person leading a potential public inquiry would need to have no ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or the Trudeau foundation, no ties to foreign dictatorships and have a "track record on non-partisanship and neutrality."
(Removing the ability or appearance of the Liberals investigating themselves again would go far to reinstating confidence in our democratic institutions)
Poilievre says he will work with other opposition parties to shape potential public inquiry — CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Sunday that he will be reaching out to his fellow opposition leaders to talk about the details of a possible public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections.
On Saturday, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the government is “open” to a public inquiry — after the Liberals previously accepted David Johnston's recommendation against holding one — but said opposition parties need to provide input on the inquiry's leadership, terms of reference and how it would handle sensitive intelligence information.
LeBlanc said the government wants to move quickly to work with opposition parties on the future of what he mostly referred to as a "public process" (=not necessarily a Public Inquiry) to investigate and review foreign interference. Johnston had intended to hold a series of public hearing on the issues, which differs from a potential public inquiry…
