Commentary
Canada’s Parliament has “no traitors.” That’s the conclusion trumpeted in the final report of the Hogue inquiry into election meddling by China and other foreign governments. The report reveals the opposite. The gaslighting by foreign governments that successfully changed the outcomes of Canada’s elections did double duty by blinding official inquiries tasked with bringing evidence to light.
Based on a 16-month investigation and the testimony of more than 150 witnesses, Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s 860-page report delivered both a yawn and a slap in the face to Canadians who first learned through intelligence leaks to the media that the country’s democracy and parliamentary integrity was under threat. Those leaks turned on a searchlight. Hogue’s inquiry dimmed the switch….