Foreign Interference Inquiry ‘Off to a Very Bad Start,’ Poilievre Says

Published on February 5, 2024

BRAMPTON, Ont.—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Canada’s public inquiry into foreign interference had gotten off to “a very bad start” as a human rights group withdrew its participation and the Tories were denied full standing. The inquiry, focused on probing alleged election meddling, concluded its first set of public hearings last week. Mr. Poilievre referenced the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project’s (URAP) withdrawal from participation in the inquiry on the third day of public hearings on Jan. 31. The human rights group, representing ethnic minorities targeted by Beijing, protested the commission’s granting of full standing to politicians accused of ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which would allow them to question witnesses....

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