Amid Committee Probe, Some MPs Hesitant to Disclose Cases of Colleagues Targeted by Foreign Interference

Conservative MP for St. Albert-Edmonton Michael Cooper rises during question period in Ottawa on April 28, 2023. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Liberal and NDP MPs have raised concerns about a new motion tabled by Conservatives in committee seeking documents related to threats by foreign actors faced by elected officials, saying it could draw unwanted attention to them.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper tabled a new motion on May 18 in the House of Commons Standing Committee for Procedure and House Affairs (PROC), as part of the committee’s unanimous mandate received from the House to investigate threats by Beijing faced by MP Michael Chong.