Interference Inquiry Head Says Feds Have Signalled Need for Closed-Door Hearings

Interference Inquiry Head Says Feds Have Signalled Need for Closed-Door Hearings
Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue looks around the room as she listens to counsel at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions on Jan. 29, 2024 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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The head of a federal inquiry into foreign interference says the government has told her it will be necessary to hear some evidence behind closed doors.
In a notice issued late Feb 23, commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said the government will have the burden of convincing her that disclosure of such evidence to inquiry participants or the public could endanger national security.