Johnston to begin interference hearings next month, won’t be ‘deterred’ from work
Instead, Johnston recommended public hearings overseen by him.“I have heard clearly the disagreement with my recommendations not to call a public inquiry as well as allegations about my integrity and my independence. These allegations are … false and the decision to repeat them does not make them true,” Johnston told MPs on the committee.
“The issue of foreign interference deserves serious and robust debate. I will continue to invite disagreement on my recommendations, but will not be deterred from completing my work.” David Johnston, independent special rapporteur on foreign interference, appears as a witness at the procedure and House affairs Committee in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.Last Wednesday, opposition MPs voted in favour of a non-binding motion for Johnston to step aside as special rapporteur. The final vote was 174-150, with Liberal MPs voting against the motion. In response to the vote, Johnston said he would not be leaving his role.
Singh joined Tuesday’s committee session to question how Johnston came to his conclusions, which he said he disagrees with “strongly.” The NDP leader questioned Johnston over how he plans to include diaspora communities in his public hearings.“How do you expect that people from diaspora , knowing that they are already targeted, … any sort of confidence to attend to a public hearing given the threats to themselves, the community and potential backlash and repercussions to their family?” he asked.
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