David Johnston resigning as special rapporteur on foreign interference

2023-06-09 21:42:30 • 1 min

David Johnston, the special rapporteur chosen by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to look into allegations of foreign interference in Canada, is resigning his position, Global News has confirmed via a senior government source and a copy of Johnston’s resignation letter.

The former governor general has faced weeks of scrutiny over what the opposition parties called a conflict of interest due to his ties to Trudeau’s family and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

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The House of Commons last week passed a non-binding resolution calling for Johnston to step down over the “appearance of bias.”

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