A Conservative government under leader Pierre Poilievre would expose parliamentarians who have been knowingly colluding with foreign states, his office says.
Spokesperson Sebastian Skamski told The Epoch Times in a statement that if elected, Poilievre would have the names released “for those who are deemed to have knowingly participated in foreign interference.”
“Justin Trudeau should release the names if he has nothing to hide,” Skamski added.
Conservatives have called on the Liberal government to release the names of implicated lawmakers for some time. Liberals say releasing the names would breach national security and deprive the named individuals of due process.
The issue stems from a June 3 report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP). The report, based on government intelligence, concluded that some lawmakers and party candidates have been “semi-witting or witting participants in the efforts of foreign states to interfere in our politics.”…