Beijing has repeatedly denied any interference.
Canada on Thursday tasked a Quebec judge with leading an independent public inquiry into allegations of attempted foreign interference in Canadian affairs by China, Russia, and others.
This is a victory for opposition parties which for months had demanded a public probe into the minority Liberal government’s handling of intelligence that China sought to influence Canadian elections and policy. Beijing has repeatedly denied any interference.
« We called out the Liberals’ last plan to sweep this issue under the rug … and we will not hesitate to call them out again if this process doesn’t deliver real answers for Canadians »Pierre Poilievre, leader of the opposition
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, in a televised news conference, said the government was appointing Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josee Hogue to lead the public inquiry with the support of all opposition parties.
