Public inquiry’s spotlight on ‘absurd’ Liberal nomination rules already paying dividends, says former Grit riding hopeful

When he testifies on April 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to answer for why his party continues to allow international students to participate despite briefings on nomination irregularities, says Prof. Michael Kempa.

Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on April 3. The inquiry will finish its Stage 1 hearings on April 10, hearing from top members of cabinet, such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, National Defence Minister Bill Blair, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

April 10, 2024

As the public inquiry into foreign election interference finishes its first phase of public hearings examining the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, criminologist and former would-be Liberal candidate Michael Kempa says the commission’s "public-education" exercise spotlight...

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