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The issue of security clearance for party leaders returned to the headlines recently following the latest foreign interference commission hearings, and an escalation in the allegations of Indian government interference in Canada. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is currently the only party leader in the House to not have a security clearance, which has left him open to criticism from other parties.
' So, there is an expiry? 'They don't last very long. I think the usual course is about five years.' Can you explain why the prime minister does not need to go through this process? 'A full clearance process is rarely done on the prime minister because they're elected by the population.' But what about a situation like that of former U.S.
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