ANALYSIS: Foreign Interference Inquiry: What the Declassified Documents Have Revealed

ANALYSIS: Foreign Interference Inquiry: What the Declassified Documents Have Revealed
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue delivers opening remarks at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Noé Chartier
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After its first week of hearings, questions linger as to whether the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference will be able to deliver on part of its mandate to “maximize” the amount of information it can reveal to Canadians.

Although Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in testimony before the commission that he expects officials will make a “very robust, good faith effort” to be transparent, the attorney general has raised concerns about the laborious redaction process involved in releasing classified documents.