As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists that despite months of delay, his government is 'moving forward' with a foreign interference inquiry, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing him of standing in the way.
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists that despite months of delay, his government is "moving forward" with a foreign interference inquiry, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing him of standing in the way.
"We continue to work very closely with all opposition parties on making sure that the terms of reference, the person who will be leading it, and the work that is done, is in the best interests of all Canadians… without the kind of partisan toxicity we saw during the fall," Trudeau said in Charlottetown, P.E.I."We know that a robust inquiry into foreign interference of all different types is really important for democracy, and that's why we're moving forward with that.
"We gave them names, we gave them a mandate, and we've been waiting ever since. The holdup is Justin Trudeau. Only Justin Trudeau has the authority to call a public inquiry. As leader of the opposition, I have no authority under the Inquiries Act. I've made my suggestions, and I'm now waiting for him," he said.
With the Liberals appearing to show new openness to the idea at that time, the minister responsible for the democratic institutions file, Dominic LeBlanc, began engaging in negotiations with the other parties over how to proceed.
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