News Analysis
The Hogue Commission’s conclusion as to whether lawmakers have been colluding with foreign powers was highly anticipated by the Canadian public, after months of uncertainty over the integrity of some MPs in the country’s Parliament.
While Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said she found no evidence of “traitors,” she confirmed the government has intelligence that an MP had accepted the support of a foreign state. Hogue also said there’s an incomplete picture of lawmakers’ activities because the information is usually obtained collaterally while collecting intel on threat actors.
As previously reported by The Epoch Times, during the commission hearings, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) leadership said that the agency’s focus is on foreign actors rather than on the elected officials themselves when it comes to intelligence gathering. This aspect could have a bearing on any assessment that the agency itself can perform and the conclusions that a commissioner reviewing those assessments can draw….