Freeland Keeps Party Review of Foreign Collusion Internal, Cites Ongoing Public Inquiry

Published on June 19, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland did not share details about an internal party review on foreign collusion, and instead mentioned the upcoming work of the public inquiry on the issue. When questioned about the internal review by reporters on June 18, Ms. Freeland said foreign interference is “entirely unacceptable in our political system and that is why the government has expanded the mandate of the Hogue inquiry to include a review of these materials.” “We are having many conversations about this and that’s the right thing to do,” she added. “These are very delicate security matters.” In her first comments reacting to the release of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) report on June 4, Ms. Freeland said an internal review would be conducted....

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