No public inquiry into foreign interference: Trudeau backs Johnston's 'public hearings' plan

A public process is required on the issue of foreign interference, special rapporteur David Johnston says, but not in the form of a public inquiry. Instead, Johnston announced Tuesday that he plans to hold "a series of public hearings with Canadians" to shine more light on the "problem of foreign interference" and inform the public and policymakers on the threat it poses, and ways to address it with urgency. After months of political scrutiny from an opposition united in their calls for an indep