The NDP supported the Justin Trudeau Liberal government and voted against the Conservative's motion to investigate Chinese election interference..NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had said that if the Liberals stopped blocking the testimony of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford, the NDP would vote against the Conservative's motion..On Tuesday morning, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said Telford would testify before the House Affairs committee about interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections..“While there are serious constraints on what can be said in public about sensitive intelligence matters, in an effort to make Parliament work Ms. Telford has agreed to appear at the Procedure and House Affairs committee as part of their study,” said the PMO in a statement..READ MORE Prime minister’s chief of staff to testify on Chinese election interference.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s defeated motion invited certain cabinet ministers and officials to testify, including Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Privy Council Clerk Janice Charette, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault, executives of the Trudeau Foundation, and John McCallum, former Canadian ambassador to China..During Question Period, Conservative MP Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, AB) said she was confused on how the prime minister did not know about the reports in the PMO..“At the end of the day, I find this all very perplexing,” said Thomas..“We know that there have been reports given by CSIS to Prime Minister's Office, somehow, those reports do not make it to the prime minister's ears. At least that's what he tells us.”.“So our question for the prime minister is even just a little bit curious as to who those individuals are that withheld that information from him. I mean, what did he want to know or did he already know and simply didn't need to ask.” .The Conservatives wanted an independent public inquiry, not the House Affairs committee or former governor general David Johnston’s “independent special rapporteur” investigation, which was announced on Tuesday..“As Independent Special Rapporteur, Mr. Johnston will play a crucial role in reinforcing the integrity of and upholding Canadians confidence in our democratic processes, and I look forward to receiving his recommendations on how we can keep taking steps to ensure Canada is protected against any attempts at undermining our democracy,” said the PMO in a media release..As of Tuesday, Trudeau has not been asked to testify about the alleged Chinese election interference.
The NDP supported the Justin Trudeau Liberal government and voted against the Conservative's motion to investigate Chinese election interference..NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had said that if the Liberals stopped blocking the testimony of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford, the NDP would vote against the Conservative's motion..On Tuesday morning, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said Telford would testify before the House Affairs committee about interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections..“While there are serious constraints on what can be said in public about sensitive intelligence matters, in an effort to make Parliament work Ms. Telford has agreed to appear at the Procedure and House Affairs committee as part of their study,” said the PMO in a statement..READ MORE Prime minister’s chief of staff to testify on Chinese election interference.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s defeated motion invited certain cabinet ministers and officials to testify, including Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Privy Council Clerk Janice Charette, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault, executives of the Trudeau Foundation, and John McCallum, former Canadian ambassador to China..During Question Period, Conservative MP Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, AB) said she was confused on how the prime minister did not know about the reports in the PMO..“At the end of the day, I find this all very perplexing,” said Thomas..“We know that there have been reports given by CSIS to Prime Minister's Office, somehow, those reports do not make it to the prime minister's ears. At least that's what he tells us.”.“So our question for the prime minister is even just a little bit curious as to who those individuals are that withheld that information from him. I mean, what did he want to know or did he already know and simply didn't need to ask.” .The Conservatives wanted an independent public inquiry, not the House Affairs committee or former governor general David Johnston’s “independent special rapporteur” investigation, which was announced on Tuesday..“As Independent Special Rapporteur, Mr. Johnston will play a crucial role in reinforcing the integrity of and upholding Canadians confidence in our democratic processes, and I look forward to receiving his recommendations on how we can keep taking steps to ensure Canada is protected against any attempts at undermining our democracy,” said the PMO in a media release..As of Tuesday, Trudeau has not been asked to testify about the alleged Chinese election interference.
