Will Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff be called to testify on foreign election interference?
That question will be at the heart of an anticipated House of Commons debate Monday with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sponsoring a motion that calls on Katie Telford to publicly address the matter.
The motion, which is scheduled to be tabled around noon ET, calls on Telford, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and several others to testify before the House ethics committee. The Conservatives have attempted to have Telford appear before the House affairs committee, but filibustering by Liberal MPs has prevented a vote.
“The prime minister’s chief of staff was intimately involved in his leadership campaign and in all of his federal election campaigns,” Poilievre told reporters in Vancouver Friday.
“She knows all the secrets. It’s time for her to come forward and honestly testify about what happened: what was Beijing’s role in supporting Justin Trudeau?”
The debate on the Conservative motion is likely to happen Monday with a vote expected after daily question period on Tuesday.
All three opposition parties believe Telford has valuable information about when Trudeau was briefed on alleged Chinese election interference in the 2019 and 2021 general elections. Both Global News and The Globe and Mail have reported on those allegations, citing unnamed national security sources.
Those sources say Beijing’s communist government actively sought to influence or interfere in the elections. Trudeau has said Canadians can be assured that the integrity of both elections was not compromised.
Regardless, the Conservatives, the Bloc Québécois and the NDP have all called for an independent public inquiry to assess the allegations.
Trudeau hasn’t yet agreed to launch an inquiry, instead tasking former governor general David Johnston as his special rapporteur to, among other things, advise him as to whether a public inquiry should be held.
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