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11 months ago
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Trudeau’s government wants opposition parties to create their own public inquiry? Good luck with ...

Is there any chance a highly toxic, partisan Parliament could get its act together to confront the question of foreig...

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11 months ago
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David Johnston quits, Justin Trudeau to consider public inquiry into foreign elections interference

Johnston was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March to probe the extent of foreign interference in Canad...

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11 months ago
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David Johnston’s in damage control mode — and it’s not working

The former governor general has been plunged into the politics he’s tried to stay above during his long career in pub...

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11 months ago
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In attacking David Johnston, Pierre Poilievre borrows a disgraceful tactic from Donald Trump

What better way to discredit our democracy than to distort its true intent, Martin Regg Cohn writes.

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11 months ago
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David Johnston isn’t the only casualty of opposition attacks

We fret about fidelity to democracy yet we wonder why people are losing faith, Martin Regg Cohn writes.

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11 months ago
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David Johnston forgot something important in his report — and it could give the reassurance Canad...

The former governor general’s mission was to help us retain our trust in the integrity of things that are bigger than...

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11 months ago
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David Johnston says politicians can save democracy. Has he seen politics lately?

The much-awaited report on foreign meddling in Canadian elections, rests on a bold idea: that the institutions of our...

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11 months ago
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Pierre Poilievre has made the job of Justin Trudeau’s ‘ski buddy’ almost impossible

Asked to look into the issue of foreign interference, David Johnston has to figure out a way to reassure Canadians th...

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about 1 year ago
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Behind the scenes, Trudeau’s MPs say a public inquiry into Chinese election interference is the o...

Conservatives criticized the prime minister’s choice, but many welcomed it, including several Liberal backbenchers wh...

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about 1 year ago
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Justin Trudeau asks former governor general to probe claims of election interference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named former governor general David Johnston as an independent advisor to look at a...

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