Journalist accused of being a Russian asset says committee ‘played host to character assassination’

Canadian reporter David Pugliese says he was compelled to testify at committee after being accused of being a Russian asset by ex-Conservative MP Chris Alexander: ‘Not one MP on the committee raised a single critical question about these explosive allegations.’

Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese said ex-Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander 'falsely claimed that I had been recruited as a Russian spy' at the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Nov. 7.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

November 9, 2024

A prominent and seasoned Canadian defence reporter has fired back at allegations that he is a Russian asset, and also at the House committee where the sensational claims were made by former Stephen Harper-era Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander.

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