Johnston report ‘a new world of pain’ for Liberals, creates new ‘risks’ with public, and ups the odds for early election, say political players

David Johnston's report is the ‘worst of all circumstances’ for Justin Trudeau, continuing to keep the government off its message and agenda, says Ipsos Public Affairs CEO Darrell Bricker.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured recently scrumming on the Hill, will likely be off-message as long as opposition parties push for a full public inquiry in foreign interference in Canadian elections; either way, it will be a tough slog for the Liberals over the coming months. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 29, 2023

David Johnston’s first report into foreign interference in Canadian politics was supposed to stop the ongoing drubbing the Liberals have been getting for months, but the findings by the former governor general and his proposed public hearings will keep dogging the governme...

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