Foreign interference inquiry commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue has rejected the Conservatives’ appeal requesting full standing in the upcoming public inquiry examining China’s election interference in Canada. She also dismissed concerns from a human rights coalition about granting standing to three individuals accused of ties to the Chinese regime.
In a Dec. 22 decision, Justice Hogue maintained her previous decision on Dec. 4 to grant limited standing to the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), saying they could participate as an intervener. The Conservatives had said that merely having intervener status compromises the credibility of the inquiry, as it prevents them from questioning witnesses in the factual phase and denies them access to non-public information.
