The federal government appeared to be on the verge of calling a public inquiry on foreign interference Wednesday after months of resisting calls from the opposition to do so.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading what the government called ongoing and productive discussions with the Conservatives, NDP and Bloc Québécois about how to move forward on the foreign interference quagmire that has clouded the government and this parliamentary sitting for months.
“I expect news on that very, very soon given the productive nature of those conversations,” government House leader Mark Holland said Wednesday afternoon.
The discussions are happening in the waning days of the spring sitting of Parliament, which is currently scheduled to end on Friday….