Foreign Interference Inquiry Hearings to Start Late January
Published on December 23, 2023
The public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s federal elections is set to kick off its initial hearings starting on Jan. 29, 2024, the commission overseeing the inquiry announced on Dec. 22. The first phase, spanning five days, will be held at the Library and Archives Canada building on 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue will delve into alleged interference by China and other foreign actors impacting the 2019 and 2021 federal elections during this “factual” phase. “These hearings are preliminary in that they will serve to prepare the next public hearings, at which the Commission will examine the substantive issues arising from its mandate,” Justice Hogue said in a statement released on Dec. 22....