House and the opposition parties want to force a vote on a public inquiry.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/han...ium%3Dsharebar
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MPs will be voting later today in the House of Commons about whether to endorse a report calling for a public inquiry into foreign interference, a move that comes amid new allegations involving the Chinese government's interference in Canada's affairs.
While the motion is not binding, it will likely raise the heat on the federal government to commit to an independent probe of foreign interference, following Toronto-area MP Han Dong's shocking departure from the Liberal caucus.
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The NDP motion calls for the government to endorse a report from the procedure and House affairs committee calling for the government to "launch a national public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada's democratic system."
It goes on to say that the inquiry:
- Be granted all the necessary powers to call witnesses from the government and from political parties.
- Be able to investigate abuse of diaspora groups by hostile foreign governments.
- Have the power to order and review all documents it deems necessary for this work, including documents related to national security.
- And that it does not impede or stop the committee's study on foreign election interference, including the production of documents and the calling of witnesses.
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While this will increase pressure on Trudeau, there's no way he will want to allow this to leave a committee where he has control over all aspects and can limit things like how long a person can be questioned, who can be called and how long they can be questioned.
Even then there is going to be suspicion of anyone who would be appointed to run a public inquiry in terms of links to Justin, the LPC or anything else.
I almost expect that we're going to get the budget, the Liberals will heavily bribe the NDP to pass it, then Trudeau will go to the GG and prorogue parliment for as long as he can, which will kill any committees.
FYI the performance by Joly in the Foreign affairs committee investigating the Afghan evacuation was not that inspiring.