Non-partisan inquiry would provide an ‘objective’ examination to determine how extensive Beijing’s operations have been, former national-security aide says
, as well as the leader of the New Democrats, say that a non-partisan public inquiry into Chinese state-directed interference into the 2019 and 2021 federal elections is warranted.
“I believe that a public inquiry is necessary because of the importance of the issues raised in the sense that few issues more directly affect our sovereignty than having another state interfere with our democratic process,” Mr. Fadden said.SNC-Lavalin affair “The way to stop alleged secret Chinese interference is to refuse to keep their secrets for them. A fully independent and non-partisan public inquiry is the way to shine a light into the shadows,” Mr. Singh said in a statement provided to The Globe on Sunday.
“The issue is so important that it needs to be looked at in an objective way. While a parliamentary review might be useful, it is so partisan that it puts into doubt its ability to come to an objective set of conclusions,” Mr. Fadden said. He said the matter should be referred to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, a body that has clearance to examine national-security documents.
Conservatives on the procedure and House affairs committee have complained that the Liberals and NDP blocked a motion on Tuesday to call Mr. Trudeau’s chief of staff, Katie Telford. The motion by Conservative MP Michael Cooper would also have allowed the Commons Law Clerk, who has a security clearance, to review all the classified CSIS reports and redact information that could be injurious to national security.
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