Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his party's caucus in West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont. on Sunday, Sept. 15 2024.Photo by Bryan Passifiume/nat

Poilievre promises to release names of MPs who participated in foreign interference, Liberals slam as 'reckless proclamation'

Poilievre challenged Trudeau to release the identities of the unnamed parliamentarians

by · National Post

OTTAWA — Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre would release the names of members of Parliament “deemed to have knowingly participated in foreign interference” should his party form government, his office says. 

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his testimony before a federal inquiry on foreign interference to say he has the names “of a number of parliamentarians, former parliamentarians and/or candidates” within the Conservative party who intelligence shows “are engaged, or at high risk” of foreign interference. Trudeau said he was privy to the information because he is prime minister.