The PM ducked direct questions from the opposition on what he did and didn\u0027t know about claims of Chinese interference in Canadian elections
Appearing in question period for the first time since returning from a 10-day overseas marathon of summits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provided nearly identical responses in both official languages to Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre’s queries on if the PM had been briefed on allegations of interference from Beijing in the 2019 federal election.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“There are a range of threats out there that Canadians and Canadian security agencies continue to be vigilant against, we will always be there to protect Canadians.” Trudeau’s nearly identical responses were similar to those delivered by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino in the house on Monday, when questioned by Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien on the same topic.
on the sidelines of the same summit, accusing Trudeau of leaking details of their conversation to the media.“ has to stop posturing and tell us which candidates were funded by China, and above all, how did that happen,” Therrien asked in French.that there was any interference,” the PM said in French.Article content
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