Special rapporteur David Johnston sat down with CTV National News' Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Omar Sachedina to discuss his 55-page first report on foreign interference and why he didn't recommend a public inquiry.
Special rapporteur David Johnston tabled his long-awaited first report Tuesday, saying in part that a public inquiry would be ineffective because the sensitive and classified information involved could not be aired publicly, even if redacted.
He added that a conversation about what is and is not classified, and how foreign interference is communicated with the public, should likely be re-evaluated in the coming months. Read David Johnston’s full interview with Omar Sachedina, which has been edited for length and clarity.Omar Sachedina: On the one hand, you've shut the door on a public inquiry, because you say Canadians won't have access to sensitive, classified information. And at the same time, you've admonished the leaker or leakers, because you say those leaks lack context and contribute to what you call “misapprehension.
Sachedina: Journalists, though, get information that is redacted from time to time, that they will report on.
Sachedina: So for the average Canadian out there, what are some of the fresh takeaways from the report today?“I think the first takeaway is that foreign influence is very real, pernicious, growing, not going to go away, and it does real danger. It especially does danger to our minority communities, our ethnic communities.
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