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The NDP leader says the appearance of bias, due to Johnstons lengthy relationship with the Trudeau family, can not be overcome.

David Johnston said while he started out believing a public inquiry was necessary into China’s interference, he now rejects the idea.

The NDP will put forward a motion on Tuesday calling for Johnston to vacate the role, an appointment PM Justin Trudeau announced back in March to probe media reports that Beijing had meddled in general elections.

A political consensus is quickly needed to confront interference, identified as a “serious threat” that needs “steady focus.”

There it was, all decked out in its requisite Ottawa finery: the "report" of David Johnston, denying any need for an inquiry.

In today’s letters to the editor: David Johnston, Jagmeet Singh and Stephen Harper; the health care crisis; bail reform and solitary confinement

O’Toole said the campaign included the use of money to create propaganda campaigns discrediting him and his policies, and that there was a voter suppression effort run against the party Conservatives.

Former Conservative leader tells Parliament he was informed China’s United Front Work Department ‘organized and directed’ groups of people ‘amplify misinformation efforts’ against him

There is no service you can provide, there is no explanation you can give that can save the absolute mess that you have found yourself in.

Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole says Canada's spy agency told him he has been an ongoing target of a Chinese government campaign of misinformation and "voter suppression" that covered the last federal election campaign.