Trudeau tells inquiry some Conservative parliamentarians are involved in foreign interference

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has the names of Conservative parliamentarians who are involved in foreign interference.

PM’s latest testimony comes days after Canada expelled 6 Indian diplomats

Trudeau testifies at foreign interference inquiry

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifies at the public inquiry into foreign interference in Ottawa.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has the names of Conservative parliamentarians who are involved in foreign interference.

In explosive testimony before the foreign interference inquiry today, Trudeau said he has instructed the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to warn Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and protect the party’s integrity.

Poilievre’s decision not to go through security screening means that no one in the party is in a position to act on the intelligence or challenge its accuracy, said Trudeau.

The inquiry is looking at the ability of institutions to detect and fend off the attempts of hostile states to meddle in Canadian politics.

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