Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will appoint an independent special investigator to probe alleged election interference by China and also announced separate new probes into the suspected foreign meddling
The rapporteur will be an "eminent Canadian" and will have power to make recommendations on foreign interference including a public inquiry, Trudeau said.
Canada's National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians , an intelligence watchdog, will investigate and report its findings to the parliament. Despite sparring with Chinese President Xi Jinping over many issues, the Liberal government is seen as open to doing business with China, while the Conservatives are known to take a more hard-line stance against Beijing.
Earlier on Monday, Canadian police said they were investigating the media reports that cited secret intelligence for potential violations of information security laws.
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