Foreign Interference Commissioner Denies Tories’ Appeal, Rejects Human Rights Group’s Concerns

Published on December 23, 2023

Foreign interference commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue has denied the Conservatives’ appeal regarding participation in an upcoming public inquiry aimed at examining China’s election interference in Canada. She also dismissed concerns from a human rights coalition about granting standing to three individuals accused of ties to the Chinese regime. In a Dec. 22 decision, Justice Hogue maintained her earlier decision to grant limited standing to the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), rejecting their protests against their “Intervener” status. The Conservatives said that this status compromises the credibility of the inquiry, as it prevents them from questioning witnesses in the factual phase and denies them access to non-public information....

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