A large majority of Canadians say former governor general David Johnston is unfit to carry out his government-appointed role as special rapporteur on foreign election interference, according to a survey report released May 29.
Specifically, 73 percent of the population questioned whether Johnston either has the foreign policy expertise necessary to conduct a thorough investigation into interference threats or is “impartial” in the role due to his past connections to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s family and Johnston’s membership in the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, according to the Léger survey conducted May 26 to 29 on behalf of the National Post.
“A majority of Canadians question the credibility of David Johnston’s report,” said the survey report, referencing the May 23 report in which Johnston recommended against establishing a public inquiry into foreign election interference because of the sensitive nature of intelligence documents that would need to be presented….