3 in 4 Canadians Support Disclosing Names of MPs, Senators Accused of Foreign Collusion: Survey

Three-quarters of Canadians believe that MPs and senators accused of colluding with foreign entities to interfere in elections should have their names publicly disclosed, a recent survey shows. A June survey on Canadian politics conducted by Leger found that Conservative voters are slightly more likely to agree with public disclosure of names (84 percent) compared to Liberal supporters (78 percent). The allegations against the parliamentarians were detailed in a June 3 report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP). The report cited intelligence indicating that some parliamentarians have been “semi-witting or witting” participants in the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian politics....