In a bid to serve his country, Johnston has entered a political cage match

Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of the harsh criticism he is receiving.

If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thought his March 15 appointment of former governor general David Johnston as the special rapporteur investigating election interference would subdue the political masses, he got that wrong, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

March 22, 2023

OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau’s government has made a major communications mess of the alleged interference by the Chinese government and other entities in Canadian elections. From initially underplaying the matter, dismissing the weight of concerns, and not striking the right t...

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