Federal leaders for the New Democrats and Green Party have both received the necessary security clearance to be briefed on specific allegations of foreign interference attempts in Canadian elections.
Former special rapporteur David Johnston released an initial report on alleged meddling in May, along with a confidential annex of evidence that he said opposition party leaders who obtained relevant clearance could review.
The report concluded that the federal Liberals did not knowingly or negligently fail to act on foreign interference attempts, but emphasized the need for significant reforms in the government’s handling of intelligence.
Green Leader Elizabeth May announced in a press release that she was reviewing the documents in Ottawa and would provide an update to the media on Friday.
