Marie-Josée Hogue, a puisne judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec, has been tapped to lead the inquiry, a government source told Global News Thursday.
Hogue was appointed as puisne judge in the Quebec appeals court on June 19, 2015, according to thePrime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters while in Indonesia that Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who is also the minister for democratic institutions, is set to announce the public inquiry Thursday.
Hogue’s appointment comes after a months-long search for a judge to head an inquiry after former governor general David Johnston, the special rapporteur looking into allegations of foreign interference,LeBlanc, who has been meeting with opposition parties since Johnston’s resignation, said last month the government was in the‘We’re waiting’: Poilievre says Conservatives have names ready to go if Trudeau calls for public inquiry into foreign...
He would not confirm or deny reports that the government hasn’t been able to find anyone willing to take on the role following the debacle that faced Johnston, who had said his role became mired in partisan fighting.Opposition parties have been demanding a public inquiry for months and the Liberals initially balked at the idea, instead tapping Johnston to lead a probe into the matter.
The Conservatives were outraged and accused Johnston of bias because of past ties to the family of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, created in honour of his father.
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