Colluding MPs, Delayed Warrant, Internal Tensions: Key Takeaways of the Foreign Interference Inquiry

Colluding MPs, Delayed Warrant, Internal Tensions: Key Takeaways of the Foreign Interference Inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, on Oct. 16, 2024. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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The final phase of public hearings at the Foreign Interference Commission concluded this week, leaving several stones unturned regarding specific issues such as a delayed surveillance warrant and around broader issues such as what actually constitutes foreign interference.

Tensions within the federal government were on display during the hearings, as diplomats and top officials pushed back against Canada’s spy agency on what can be considered a threat to national security.