MPs representing every major opposition party are getting frustrated with the slow response from the federal government in providing key information to their study on Beijing’s foreign interference.
In a letter sent to the Clerk of the Privy Council on April 6, six members of the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs committee (PROC) are requesting that commitments made by top officials to the committee in early March be respected.
During those meetings, National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas and CSIS Director David Vigneault said they would provide the committee with the dates they briefed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his staff on interference by the Chinese regime in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections….