Following the decision by Special Rapporteur David Johnston not to hold a public inquiry into allegations of foreign election interference, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre accused Johnston of helping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “cover up the influence by Beijing in our democracy.”
“We see today that his ski buddy, cottage neighbour, family friend, and member of the Beijing-financed Trudeau Foundation came out and did exactly what I predicted: helped Trudeau cover up the influence by Beijing in our democracy,” Poilievre said during a press conference on May 23.
According to Globe and Mail and Global News reports that cited unnamed national security sources, the Chinese Communist Party sought to influence Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections. It also attempted to intimidate members of Parliament, including Conservative MP Michael Chong, as well as fund political candidates and operate foreign police stations as a way to silence dissidents….