NDP’s Singh joins calls for inquiry on alleged China election interference

Jagmeet Singh is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a public inquiry into alleged Chinese election interference, joining several high-profile officials making the same ask.Singh, whose party is upholding Trudeau’s Liberal minority government, said in a statement Monday that while his party accepts the outcome of the 2021 election, serious allegations of foreign interference made in recent media reports need a “thorough, transparent and independent investigation.” Read more: Liberals ignored CSIS warning on 2019 candidate accused in Chinese interference probe, sources say Read next: ‘We kind of missed the landing’: Alberta premier on awkward handshake with prime minister “When Canadians learn about possible foreign interference through leaked documents, confidence in our democracy is put at risk,” Singh said.“The way to stop alleged secret Chinese interference is to refuse to keep their secrets for them.

A fully independent and non-partisan public inquiry is the way to shine a light into the shadows.” Read more: Pressure mounts on Trudeau to call inquiry into foreign political meddling Read next: Liberal MP tops all others with $21.9K spending on ‘protocol gifts.’ Here’s what he spent it on Global News reported Saturday that Richard Fadden, the former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and a former national security adviser to Trudeau, said he could see no “compelling reason” not to hold a public inquiry into foreign interference allegations.Fadden’s comments came after a recent Globe and Mail article saying China deployed a “sophisticated strategy” in the 2021 election to defeat Conservative candidates and attempt to support the federal Liberals towards a minority government,.