LeBlanc Stops Short of Directing Inquiry to Name Meddling MPs, at Least for Now

Published on June 12, 2024

Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc is affirming a plan to have an ongoing commission of inquiry delve into allegations about MPs colluding with foreign meddlers. But Mr. LeBlanc is stopping short, at least for now, of accepting a demand from one senator to give commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue the power to publicly name MPs involved in interference. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians said in a public report last week that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian politics. The House of Commons voted on June 11 in favour of a Bloc Québécois motion to have the federal inquiry examine the unproven accusations....

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