Foreign Interference Inquiry: Commissioner Says Aim Is to ‘Uncover the Truth’ as Hearings Start

Published on January 29, 2024

The first phase of public hearings for Canada’s inquiry into foreign interference has been launched in Ottawa with Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue saying her goal is for the truth to be revealed. “Our goal is to uncover the truth, whatever it may be,” said Ms. Hogue on Jan. 29, during proceedings for the “Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions.” The commissioner, a judge from Quebec’s Court of Appeal, explained the inquiry’s mandate and its different phases on the first day of the hearing. Ms. Hogue said that based on the testimony heard this week, the commission will work to disclose some of the information it has already received and new information that comes in. The information in many cases is state secrets which if fully disclosed could threaten operations and reveal methodologies and assets....

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