OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – The Conservative Party of Canada late last week released an email from a Liberal Party cabinet aide that purportedly proves Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are “lying” or double dealing when it comes to investigating suspected election meddling by foreign actors.
“Justin Trudeau is lying when he accuses Conservatives of blocking consensus on a public inquiry into Beijing’s interference,” Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre wrote in a statement last Thursday.
“First, and most obviously, he has the authority to call a public inquiry anytime he wants, so it is legally impossible for Conservatives to block it.”
Conservatives said the email was sent only hours before Trudeau publicly accused Poilievre and his party of trying to stop a public inquiry into election meddling.
Poilievre provided a copy of the email in his statement. The date on the email is July 6 and is from Jamie Innis, who is a political aide to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. The email was addressed to Conservative MP and Opposition House Leader Andrew Scheer’s office.
“Hey. Sorry, still no final answer on the framework changes yet on our side but I continue to push for it. Will circle back as soon as we do. Jamie,” dhe email read.
According to Poilievre, “Minister LeBlanc’s office provided proof the Prime Minister was lying.”
“An email was sent from Minister LeBlanc’s office to the Conservative House Leader’s office asking us to wait longer for them because they still do not have a response on whether to proceed,” he noted.
Poilievre wrote that on June 30 “the latest proposal for terms of reference was discussed.”
“It was agreed that we would meet again early this week to confirm the final wording,” he said. “Conservatives have been asking every day this week to meet to confirm an agreement, but neither Dominic LeBlanc nor his office picked up the phone or answered an email in five days since Friday. They also have not provided the final text that was discussed.”
Since early June, MPs and leaders from the Conservative, Bloc Québécois and New Democrat have been in talks as to how best to proceed with a public inquiry into foreign election interference in Canada.
Last Wednesday, Trudeau tried to blame the Conservative Party for stalling a public inquiry.
“At present, the Conservatives are continuing to block the process that we should be able to put in place to show how serious we are about dealing with foreign interference,” Trudeau told reporters.
“I hope to announce the next steps soon, but it depends on finding a consensus on how to proceed, a process on which everyone needs to agree,” he added.
He claimed Poilievre and his party do not “want answers.”
“They will have to decide whether they’ll continue to obstruct the process,” he claimed.
Election meddling has Canadians concerned due to Trudeau’s past praise of Communist China
Over the past two years or so, potential interference by foreign agents has many Canadians concerned, especially considering Trudeau’s past praise for China’s “basic dictatorship” and his labeling of the authoritarian nation as his favorite country other than his own.
The recent meddling in Canada’s elections by agents of the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) have many Canadians and conservative politicians worried.
Trudeau, on the other hand, seems to be cool to the idea of launching a full public inquiry into CCP election meddling despite calls from the opposition to do so.
Instead, after MPs demanded Trudeau act against CCP election meddling, he appointed family “friend” David Johnston as “special rapporteur” to investigate the matter. Opposition Conservative MPs demanded Johnston be replaced over his ties to both China and Trudeau.
After Johnston concluded that there should not be a public inquiry into the matter, calls grew louder for him to resign. In June, Johnston quit as “special rapporteur.”
Under Canada’s Inquiries Act, only Trudeau and his cabinet can issue an executive order that compels an investigation that includes subpoena powers. Despite this, Trudeau continues to blame the Conservative Party for delaying the launch of a new inquiry.
Last week, LifeSiteNews reported on how in the last two federal elections, a total of 116 tips made by people concerning potential foreign election interference were dismissed outright by Canada’s Office of Elections Commissioner Caroline Simard, according to an internal briefing note.
Canadian professors, such as James Hinton, have testified before a House of Commons committee warning that the government must do more to combat CCP influence in Canada’s learning institutions.