When David Johnston released his first report on foreign interference three weeks ago, the former governor general argued that Parliament was — or should be — capable of handling such an important matter itself.
Parliament — as represented by a majority of MPs in the House of Commons — vehemently disagreed.
As special rapporteur, Johnston proposed that opposition leaders be allowed to review the intelligence that he was given access to and that his report be sent to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) and the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), two bodies established by Parliament in 2017 and 2019
