‘Gross Partisan Exaggeration’ to Call MPs ‘Traitors,’ Minister LeBlanc Tells Inquiry

‘Gross Partisan Exaggeration’ to Call MPs ‘Traitors,’ Minister LeBlanc Tells Inquiry
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa Oct. 15, 2024. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has rejected a proposal to disclose the names of MPs who allegedly colluded with foreign states, telling the Foreign Interference Commission the issue has been exaggerated.

“It is a gross partisan exaggeration, and I think irresponsible for people toand many have in the public domainclaim that there are traitors sitting in Parliament and treasonous people,” LeBlanc said as he testified before the public inquiry on Oct. 15.