Category: Katie Telford

John Robson: On Chinese Election Interference Crisis, Liberals Should Self-Reflect Instead of Deflect

April 17, 2023
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Commentary The long-awaited testimony from Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford on Chinese electoral interference finally came April 14. And predictably wasn’t worth waiting for since we got the usual Canadian jedi mind trick where we feeble citizens don’t need to see that information. But while it might seem odd that Liberal MPs staged…

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CSIS Had Duty to Warn Minister on Interference Concerns, Not Political Staff, Telford Testifies

April 14, 2023
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The prime minister’s top adviser told a Commons committee that it was not her duty to warn a cabinet minister that someone in the 2019 election campaign had close ties to Chinese diplomats. Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made the comments while testifying before the Standing Committee on Procedure and…

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CSIS, Not Political Staff, Had Duty to Warn Minister on Interference Concerns, Telford Testifies

April 14, 2023
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The prime minister’s top adviser told a Commons committee that it was not her duty to warn a cabinet minister that someone in the 2019 election campaign had close ties to Chinese diplomats. Katie Telford, chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, made the comments while testifying before the Standing Committee on Procedure and…

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Trudeau’s Top Advisor Says Not Involved in Discussions About CSIS Warning on MP Dong

April 14, 2023
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The top advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told MPs that she wasn’t involved in conversations surrounding a warning given by the spy agency that a Liberal Party candidate was being supported by the Chinese regime. “What I can say is I was never involved in a conversation on the subject,” said Trudeau’s Chief of…

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Trudeau’s Top Adviser Says She Wasn’t Involved in Discussions About CSIS Warning on MP Dong

April 14, 2023
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The top adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says she wasn’t involved in conversations surrounding a warning given by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service that a Liberal Party candidate was being supported by the Chinese regime. “What I can say is I was never involved in a conversation on the subject,” said Trudeau’s Chief of…

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Trudeau’s Top Intelligence Advisor Reveals Dates of Briefings on Foreign Election Interference

April 14, 2023
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security and intelligence adviser has revealed the dates of foreign interference briefings given to Trudeau, his cabinet ministers, and other political party representatives between 2018 and 2023. The documents were provided to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) ahead of Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford’s appearance at the…

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Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Telford Set to Testify on Beijing Foreign Interference

April 10, 2023
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Opposition MPs from all major parties battled hard to get some face time with Katie Telford, chief of staff to the prime minister, who is expected to be in a House of Commons committee this week to testify on issues related to interference by the Chinese regime in Canada’s democracy. Liberal MPs on the House…

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Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Telford Set to Testify on Foreign Interference

April 10, 2023
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Opposition MPs from all major parties battled hard to get some face time with Katie Telford, chief of staff to the prime minister. As a result, Telford is expected to appear before a House of Commons committee this week to testify on issues related to interference by the Chinese regime in Canada’s democracy. Liberal MPs…

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Conservative Motion on Foreign Interference Probe Defeated

March 21, 2023
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A Conservative motion to have a parliamentary committee investigate allegations of foreign election interference failed on March 21, following an announcement the same day that the prime minister’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford will testify at another committee on the issue. The motion, introduced by Conservative MP Michael Cooper, would have transferred a parliamentary investigation from…

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Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Telford to Testify on Foreign Interference at Committee: PMO

March 21, 2023
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford will appear before a parliamentary committee to testify on foreign interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 elections, says the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). During a meeting on March 21, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) voted in favour of calling…

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