Special Rapporteur David Johnston has been invited to testify before a House of Commons committee after tabling his first report which recommended against holding a public inquiry on foreign interference.
The House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) passed a motion on May 26 re-inviting Johnston to appear no later than June 6.
The final motion was adopted after hours of wrangling between the committee members over its language and implications, with the initial Conservative motion calling to “summon” Johnston to appear.
The committee meeting, held during constituency week while the House was adjourned, had been requested by opposition parties to call Johnston to testify, right after he tabled his report on May 23….