A rapporteur resigns. Is a public inquiry on foreign interference next?
Posted June 13, 2023 7:37 am.
Two weeks ago, special rapporteur David Johnston said nothing would stop him from completing his work investigating foreign interference in Canadian politics. On Friday, he resigned, leading to a weekend of confusion in Canadian politics, followed by a chaotic Monday when the house resumed.
Cormac Mac Sweeney, the parliament hill reporter at CityNews, says Johnston’s resignation has left Justin Trudeau and the Liberals in a tough spot politically. “A couple of experts that I spoke to said they don’t see, politically, how the government can really do anything else but a public inquiry right now, to really restore trust in Canada’s democracy,” said Mac Sweeney.
So why did Johnston quit? Will Canada now finally get the public inquiry many have lobbied for? And are we going to end up having an election over this?
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