Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his government is in talks with sitting judges about leading a public inquiry into Chinese election interference — but gave no hint if they're close to selecting a point person.
The government had tasked former governor general David Johnston with looking into allegations that China tried to meddle in the past two federal elections. But he resigned in June, saying his role has become too muddled in political controversy for him to continue.
LeBlanc said he spoke with Conservative MP Andrew Sheer, Bloc MP Alain Therrien and NDP MP Peter Julian as recently as this week, and had plans to reconnect later Tuesday. The government has been open to having opposition leaders receive special security clearance to review documents related to Johnston's report.
May said she was not allowed to review the documents Johnston cited to support the conclusions in his 20-page summary report.
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