Special Rapporteur

• Singh says Johnston made ‘wrong decision’ staying as special rapporteur

  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday that he disagrees with special rapporteur David Johnston's decision to not step aside after a House of Commons vote requested he do so.

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  Jun 1
  
• Step aside, opposition MPs urge Johnston as NDP motion passes

  David Johnston said that much of the intelligence a public inquiry would look at could not be made public, however, all opposition parties remain firm one is needed.

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  May 31
  
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• Johnston was ready to testify at committee before MP requests

  "We have not had reluctance on the part of the right honourable David Johnston to appear," PROC chair Bardish Chagger said.

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  May 25
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• Canada’s intelligence sharing shortcomings exposed in Johnston report

  Johnston said in the report that Canada's security services often address intelligence reports to departments rather than individuals.

  Canada

  May 24
• Poilievre calls special rapporteur ‘fake job,’ says he won’t meet with Johnston

  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh did meet with Johnston, alongside Vancouver-area MP Jenny Kwan, who had not yet been advised that she was a potential target of foreign interference.

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  May 18
• New details emerge of Johnston’s mandate for election interference probe

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed David Johnston to investigate allegations of foreign interference in the last two federal elections.

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  Apr 6
• David Johnston will have 2 months to make call for inquiry on interference: Trudeau

  Johnston was named to the role last week as Trudeau’s government continues to face questions over its handling of suspected Chinese interference.

  Politics

  Mar 21
• David Johnston pledges transparency in interference probe as Trudeau defends pick

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped the former governor general and legal scholar to probe allegations of Chinese interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

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  Mar 17
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• Canada taps David Johnston as interference rapporteur. Who is he, and what will he do?

  According to the Prime Minister's Office, David Johnston will have a 'wide mandate' to investigate foreign interference in the last two federal elections.

  Canada

  Mar 16