Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election that the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates.
In a media scrum on Parliament Hill, reporters questioned Trudeau about what he knew, when he knew it, and what he did about it.
The prime minister didn’t directly answer, and instead explained why he will appoint a special rapporteur to look into the issue of foreign interference as announced on March 6.
“The process around this remains something that we have to make sure is looked at by parliamentarians and by experts who have proper security clearances,” he said, adding that his government has always taken the issue seriously….