Special Rapporteur David Johnston says he did not consult all relevant information to produce his report on foreign interference as opposition MPs challenged its conclusions during his testimony before a parliamentary committee on June 6.
“Am I confident that we saw every bit of information that we would like to have had or perhaps should have had, given the ocean of information? The answer is no,” Johnston said before the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs committee on June 6.
“I’m not sure how we could absorb any more than we had in the space of eight weeks.”
Johnston was appointed special rapporteur by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in mid-March amid calls for a public inquiry, and recommended against holding an inquiry in his first report tabled on May 23….