House of Commons asks David Johnston to step down as special rapporteur in non-binding vote
Even before the vote, Minister of Innovation François-Philippe Champagne said that motions like these are adopted “every day” and this one is no different.
The vote comes a little more than a week after Johnston ruled out a public inquiry in his interim report, opting instead to conduct public hearings that he would chair himself. The public hearings would focus on testimony from officials of both past and present governments, as well as members of diaspora communities affected by foreign interference attempts.Article content
Opposition parties have been decrying the appointment of Johnston, a former governor general, because of his family connection to the prime minister’s family and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. They are also taking issue with Johnston’s legal aide having donated to the Liberal Party of Canada.
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