Opposition Leaders Voice Concern Over Trudeau’s Appointment of Johnston as Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference

Opposition Leaders Voice Concern Over Trudeau’s Appointment of Johnston as Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a news conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Mar. 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet have voiced concerns over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of former governor general David Johnston as the government’s “independent special rapporteur” on foreign election interference.

“Justin Trudeau has named a ‘family friend,’ old neighbour from the cottage, and member of the Beijing-funded Trudeau foundation, to be the ‘independent’ rapporteur on Beijing’s interference,” Poilievre told The Epoch Times in a statement on March 16.