Opposition MPs Say Feds Are Stalling Response to Foreign Interference Info Request

Conservative MP Michael Cooper speaks to members of the media during a break at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding foreign election interference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 1, 2023. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press

MPs representing every major opposition party are getting frustrated with the slow response from the federal government in providing key information to their study on Beijing’s foreign interference.

In a letter sent to the Clerk of the Privy Council on April 6, six members of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) are requesting that commitments made by top officials to the committee in early March be respected.