Trudeau Accuses Opposition Parties of ‘Partisan Games’ as MPs Prepare to Vote on Johnston’s Removal

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters before heading to a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on May 10, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing federal opposition parties of playing “partisan games” as the House of Commons prepares to vote on an NDP motion that, if passed, will call upon the Liberal government to remove David Johnston as the special rapporteur on foreign election interference.

Trudeau’s comments come amid refusals and delays by all opposition leaders to receive briefings of the secret intelligence information that Johnston says led him to recommend against calling for a public inquiry into foreign interference in his first report released on May 23.