LeBlanc Holds Back from Pointing Fingers at MPs Involved in Meddling, for the Time Being
Democratic Institutions Minister Dominic LeBlanc is affirming a plan to have an ongoing commission of inquiry delve into allegations about MPs colluding with foreign meddlers.
But Mr. LeBlanc is stopping short, at least for now, of accepting a demand from one senator to give commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue the power to publicly name MPs involved in interference.
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians said in a public report last week that some MPs wittingly assisted the efforts of foreign states to interfere in Canadian politics.
The House of Commons voted on June 11 in favour of a Bloc Québécois motion to have the federal inquiry examine the unproven accusations.
The Green Party’s Elizabeth May, who has top secret-level security clearance, said on June 11 she was “vastly relieved” after reading an unredacted version of the report.
Ms. May said she believes the small number of MPs named in the report did not knowingly set out to betray Canada.