Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet have voiced concerns over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of former governor general David Johnston as the government’s “independent special rapporteur” on foreign election interference.
“Justin Trudeau has named a ‘family friend,’ old neighbour from the cottage, and member of the Beijing-funded Trudeau foundation, to be the ‘independent’ rapporteur on Beijing’s interference,” Poilievre told The Epoch Times in a statement on March 16.
Among other points, Poilievre was making reference to Trudeau calling Johnston a “family friend” in 2017 when he was replaced as governor general by Julie Payette….