Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, maybe I'll just take a crack at explaining why it is that whether or not it's inaccurate I can't answer, because if I started to answer the things that were either missing or inaccurate in some of the specific questions that you're getting into, it is as much as conf

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, my experience going into both of the last two elections was that our relations with China were at their lowest point. I was working day and night, alongside many other incredible Canadians, to try to bring home the two Michaels, who it was just amazing to see in Parl

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I'm aware of the reporting on this matter. I can't speak to what different countries' ambassadors and consuls general have said—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The Prime Minister is also aware—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —of the reporting.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There was a lot in there. On the provision of information to NSICOP and the special rapporteur, the Prime Minister has committed to providing and giving access to as much as possible. He provided unprecedented amounts of information and access to information during the public in

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm glad you asked that, because I think it's really important—and I know it's been said in other public forums—to make it clear here, given the subject matter. The Prime Minister has had no contact and no relationship with this organization for over a decade. When we insinuate t

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for that. I think it's worth pausing a bit more on something I said in my opening, which is that sometimes the intelligence is wrong. In whatever form you're looking at it, there is something that you are.... Whether it's because you're talking it through with others,

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm really glad you raised that. I mentioned very briefly in my opening statement the impact on communities. This isn't something that is only an election-focused issue. Foreign interference is much broader than that, and it has been going on for some time in all of the different

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can't speak to that in terms of the specifics.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In the same efforts of transparency, conversations about potential election interference attempts began long before the 2019 campaign. That's why steps were taken to protect the 2019 campaign and more steps were taken to protect the 2021 campaign. I think it's really important th

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I assume that when the member talks about Beijing all the time, he's speaking about China's foreign interference. I acknowledged right in the opening statement that there was foreign interference by a number of states, and that's written into the reports as well.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I will be quick on that and just say that it's rare for the member and I to agree on anything, but what we can agree on is the importance of transparency, sunlight and growing confidence for Canadians in our institutions. It's for that reason that our government took

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I believe that to be factually correct. As well, this government has also committed to taking even more actions—and very soon—and is in the midst of doing that.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can't speak to this information. I'm sorry.