LILLEY: Trudeau ends drama on Hill, but doesn't stop questions about China Via brianlilley
Over those three weeks, Liberal MPs bristled at the suggestion that they were blocking Telford’s appearance under orders from Trudeau’s office. Yet, as soon as the PMO was willing to let Telford appear, the Liberals stopped the filibuster..Trudeau, the ringmaster of the circus that Parliament has been the past several weeks over this issue, accused the Conservatives of “ginning up a partisan circus,” by demanding the Liberal government answer questions about China’s election meddling.
Also on Tuesday, Trudeau released the mandate of David Johnston, his special rapporteur on election interference. It requires Johnston to recommend whether to hold a public inquiry by May 23 — two months from now — with a final report on his work due by Oct. 31.Remember, this story broke Nov. 7, 2022, and has grown and expanded in detail since then, but the basics remain the same.
If Johnston recommends a public inquiry on May 23, it will take the Trudeau government weeks — if not months — to appoint someone and set out their terms of reference. Once that is done, it will take the inquiry months to hire staff, rent office space and set up logistics, all before they hear any witness testimony.
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