David Johnston has recommended against calling a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will follow that recommendation.
Johnston’s decision comes after all opposition parties have called for an inquiry and after the government itself said it would support one — if Johnston recommended it.
“When I began this process, I thought I would come to the same conclusion — that I would recommend a public inquiry,” Johnston said in a news conference Tuesday.
“While it would have been an easy choice, it would not be the correct one.”
Johnston, appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a special rapporteur on foreign
