David Johnston

The minister tasked with outlining the next steps in Canada’s foreign electoral interference probe says they’ve made “significant progress” but aren’t ready to make a decision on whether or not to hold a public inquiry quite yet. “We…

The RCMP says it has more than 100 ongoing investigations related to foreign interference, including one involving intimidation allegations targeting a Conservative member of Parliament. Commissioner Michael Duheme told MPs on the…

David Johnston says his public hearings into foreign interference allegations will begin next month despite calls for him to resign as the government’s special rapporteur on the matter. Johnston is appearing at the procedure and House…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian MPs are set to vote on a non-binding motion put forward by the NDP for David Johnston to step aside as special…

Vancouver East NDP MP Jenny Kwan said Monday that Canada’s spy agency informed her last week that she’s been a target of Chinese government interference for years. Speaking before question period in Ottawa on Monday, Kwan told…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal NDP has tabled a motion calling for David Johnston to step aside as special rapporteur investigating foreign…

Former governor general David Johnston’s recommendation against a public inquiry into foreign interference was the highlight of his initial report Tuesday — but it was far from the only conclusion worth noting. The special…

Special rapporteur David Johnston is expected to release his decision Tuesday on whether the federal Liberals should call a public inquiry on foreign interference. With allegations that China meddled in the last two federal elections…

Canadians “want the facts” when it comes to suspected Chinese interference in the nation and what the government knows about it, experts say. Whether that should play out in a forum such as a public inquiry will be decided by special…

David Johnston will take up the post as Ottawa’s “special rapporteur” to investigate allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections and society. Johnston, who served as the nation’s governor general from 2010 to 2017, was…