Tories Denounce Johnston’s Appointment as Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference

Tories Denounce Johnston’s Appointment as Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference
New Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. David Johnston at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Jan. 10, 2017. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal Conservatives are denouncing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointment of former governor general David Johnston as the Liberal government’s “independent special rapporteur” on foreign election interference.

Trudeau announced Johnston’s appointment to the role on March 15, saying in a news release that he made the decision following “consultations with all parties in the House of Commons.”