Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs’: observers

Many of the questions during an emergency debate on India’s alleged interference in Canadian politics turned instead to Poilievre’s refusal to seek a security clearance.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has argued that receiving a security clearance would 'gag' him on issues such as foreign interference.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s refusal to seek a security clearance has shown the difficult balance governments face in balancing partisan interests with national security intelligence about the internal management of other parties, according to an expert on the We...

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