A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are “entirely false” claims by a former Conservative cabinet minister that he acted as a Russian agent.
David Pugliese, a reporter with the Ottawa Citizen, said in a statement posted to X Friday that the claims Chris Alexander made at a House of Commons committee are ridiculous and put his family in danger.
“His statements are entirely false and merely highlight another tactic in the ongoing attacks on Canadian journalism,” Pugliese wrote.
At a public safety and national security committee meeting Thursday, Alexander claimed Pugliese was recruited by Russia because of his role as a journalist. He provided documents to the committee about the claims….