Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Conservative MP Michael Chong has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using his testimony on foreign interference as a "smear platform" targeting the Official Opposition.Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2024. Conservative MP Michael Chong has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using his testimony on foreign interference as a platform to "smear" the Official Opposition.
During his testimony before the public inquiry on Wednesday, Trudeau said he has the names of members of the Conservative Party who are engaged in or at high risk of foreign interference. He noted that Trudeau did not cite the intelligence he has on members of the Liberal caucus potentially involved in foreign interference.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has said a security clearance would prevent him from speaking out. "Finding out about foreign interference impacting own party, parliamentarians, candidates and leadership race isn't something he can delegate to his parliamentary staff," the spokesperson said.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s argument that getting a security clearance would prevent him from speaking out on foreign interference ‘does not carry any weight.
At a news conference in Toronto on Thursday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reproached Poilievre for being "the only federal leader in our country right now" who has not obtained security clearance."It is ludicrous to me that someone who claims to want to be the prime minister of this country doesn't want to know of ongoing and serious threats that impact Canadians," Singh told reporters.
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