'Fake new position': Poilievre mocks decision to appoint special rapporteur on election interference

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of a special rapporteur during question period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, calling it a “fake new position” that Trudeau has created.

He accused Trudeau, who was not in the House of Commons on Tuesday due to the arrival of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Canada, of “hiding from Canadians.”

New Democrat Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh also took aim at the Liberals over foreign interference in Canadian election. Singh demanded that Trudeau launch a public inquiry and accused him of “playing political games.”

In response, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino reiterated Trudeau’s statement from Monday that the Liberal government would abide by the recommendations of a special rapporteur.

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[glengordon]

You know where Trudeau can stick his rapporteur, a unbiased public inquiry is necessary!!!

[daren]

This trudeau government needs to go! Enough with the bull crap!

[geordmaciver]

Immediately freeze their bank accounts and freeze theirs assets until we get to the heart of this ugly mess

[georgehiotis]

According to the Oxford dictionary: "a person appointed by an organization to report on the proceedings of its meetings.
"the UN rapporteur""
Of course, Mr. Trudeau believes most Canadians are not aware of the difference between an investigator and a "rapporteur". Sorry Mr. Trudeau - yes we are!

[adingman]

Canadians demand a full 3rd part (independent) investigation. NOTHING

[jeffspicolli]

Trudeau needs a "raconteur" to help with his word salad.

[MrCoryb]

Marco Mendicino is a real life Barney from the Simpsons

[cath]

If there was nothing to hide why not call for inquiry.

[gordonedzerza]

What Canadians need to know is who is financing all the MP's. A list of all contributors to all the MP's should be made public for all Canadians to see.

[spoonsarefun]

Hard to take the NDP seriously... if not for him... we would much more easily be able to get answers and oust the prime dictator who identifies as Justine.

[deanbusch]

It is an upside down world when I freaking agree with the Bloc member, when he says "its about public confidence in our elections" national security can be protected in a public inquiry, but Canadians need and deserve to know how, a communist dictatorship interfered in our system, and Canadians need to know our that our security agencies can and have the tools to deal with this. THATS PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.

[trevortoop]

This is even better than when he invented "peoplekind"

[CanadianJustFedUp]

Dominic Leblanc you and your party has done nothing for me or my family in the past 9 years. I identify as a mother, my pronouns are “me” “myself” and “I”. Never received any child tax credits when raising children, everyone in my family works full time and even with a 4.5% raise my paycheque is less than it was last year. We have changed our groceries and only travel to work these days. At the end of the month nothing left. The current government sucks!

[cath]

They say "protect democratic institutions" but this is not a democracy if the people can't know whats going on behind closed doors and have a say in it.

[UndividedNetwork]

Welcome to Canada, where the criminals get to pick their own judges!

[Dhyl_Doh_Ertin]

Marc Holland needs to declare his Chinese proceeds.

[thevoice]

Get rid of Trudeau and Biden and maybe just maybe we can get north America back

[sabinemann]

The fight on who is better. What a show. And we are paying for that. !!!!

[catherinedavis]

Mr Singh, speaks with a forked tongue. He is the reason we all have to listen to denial, denial, denial!

[braedenmandrusiak]

Jagmeet, time to rip up your little agreement with JT. Canadian democracy is at stake. Stop aiding and abetting this failed government.