Justice Marie-Josée Hogue is back for a new round of hearings to explore ways to protect the democratic process from China, India, Russia or other actors
hopes to answer that, and after months of quiet work behind the scenes, its public sessions are back in business as of Sept. 16.In Phase 1, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue heard from parliamentarians, the Prime Minister’s aides, Canada ’s spy chief and other officials about how rival states tried to skew the overall outcome of the last two federal contests. Now, she looks to a broader timeframe and bigger questions about who is responsible for deterring interference in the future.
Podcast: Learn more about the first Hogue report from Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, who spoke with The Decibel in early May to analyze its main conclusions.Separately from the Hogue commission, MPs and senators at the national-security watchdog NSICOP looked into whether any parliamentarians were involved in foreign interference, and concluded that some were “witting or semi-witting” accomplices to China and India.
Podcast: Senior parliamentary Steven Chase spoke with The Decibel in June about the NSICOP report and its place in the foreign-interference controversy., a bill that got royal assent in June. It is now illegal, for instance, to help foreign agents enter Canada disguised as tourists, or to use “deceptive or surreptitious acts that undermine democratic processes,” such as meddling in candidate nominations on behalf of another country.
with the NDP, which guaranteed its support in votes that would otherwise bring down the minority government. On Sept. 4, Mr. Singhsaying his party would vote with or against the Liberals on a case-by-case basis. That increases the chances that a federal election, previously due in the fall of 2025, could happen sooner.
Podcast: Why is Jagmeet Singh “ripping up” the NDP-Liberal deal now? Political reporter Marieke Walsh spoke with The Decibel about what could happen next.Justice Hogue’s first report called on Ottawa to restore trust in democracy through “real concrete steps to detect, deter and counter” foreign interference. Inshe will ask witnesses what those steps could look like. The first hearings begin on Sept. 16, with a five-day series of policy roundtables with experts on Oct. 21-25.
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