The election isn't coming till Oct 2025 (due to Singh's "power" to control the Libs {in his mind}). There is lots of time for the names to be leaked, which they will be.
You forgot Trudeau. He just doesn't take the report and the source seriously publicly as I bet it is unfavourable to himself/Liberals.
I'd bet on this, too - and maaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe even a bit later if there's a new Team Red coach.
He must have taken at least SOME of the source material seriously before turfing one of his MPs from caucus because of (then) alleged shenanigans.
I agree with him on this one, and I haven't heard the whole exchange, but I also see this as another bit of evidence of his being more partisan in his comms on this one than "hey, let's just get the whole institution sorted out, no?"
It’s hard to tell from my layman’s vantage point if there is anything illegal here, let alone anything that can actually be prosecuted and see the inside of a courtroom. Unethical and unpatriotic? Absolutely.
That is the difference between a melting pot and a multicultural country where one has a hot clue about threats to national security and the other doesn't care.
nationalpost.com
Speaking of Jenny Kwan, this from CBC.ca ...
Globe & Mail version (also archived here if you hit a paywall with the previous link)
www.theglobeandmail.com
Everyone believes they deserve a trial beyond a reasonable doubt for everything. The reality is many things in higher up places can’t afford that. There is a reason administrative law is a balance of probabilities.
As are most political party processes (removal from committee/other jammy jobs, caucus defenestration, not signing nomination papers, etc.)
www.stalbertgazette.com
I think the solution that almost all Canadians would buy into would be - depending on the nature of the collusion of an MP & what the tangible consequences were, that those MP's be stripped of their privileges & sent home, salary terminated along with their employment.As are most political party processes (removal from committee/other jammy jobs, caucus defenestration, not signing nomination papers, etc.)
Meanwhile, the latest from Team Light Blue (via The Canadian Press): we'll read it to find out if there's any rats on our own ship, but we don't be commenting on it.
Bloc MPs will 'pay the price' for any involvement in foreign meddling, Blanchet says
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says any member of his caucus implicated in foreign interference will "pay the price" for their actions.
So far, we have ...
The situation continues to unfold without a real solution everybody is willing to buy into.
- Red Coach: Knows what's in the full report (as well as whether there may be rats on his ship), directed redactions, said not so much about it in public, says "let's let the Mounties deal with it," has a public history of interference in his caucus as well as mentions in the report
- Blue Coach: Doesn't want to read the full report, has leadership processes mentioned in the report being interfered with in some way (bits already public from the past), no idea if he has any independent idea re: any of his caucus being tainted in the report, says he wants to be able to continue opposing by not being bound by restrictions connected with knowing if there's rats on his ship
- Orange Coach: Read the full report, said some stuff about it in public (much of it different from the Orange coach's assessment), says there's trouble in River City - saying there's some level of problem with some serving members, says he's a target, wants all the coaches to be briefed up
- Green Coach: Read the full report, said a fair bit about it in public (much of it different from the Green coach's assessment), concerned about the issue but says none of her current colleagues (hinting those in the House, anyway) are a problem
- Hogue Commission: yeah, we heard you want us to look into the specific allegations from the NSICOP report & it fits our mandate
- Assistant Deputy Speaker of the House: thanks for your suggestion, MP Kwan, about bringing it to a parliamentary committee - we'll look into it and get back to you
www.thebureau.news
Good catch - now covering the senatorial allegations hinted at by May & some others.Chinese Canadian group links two Senators to actions against Canada's interests
Submission to Foreign Interference Commission cites intelligence on "reciprocal relationships" fostered by Beijing proxies
Those two were definitely on my bingo card.
Criminally innocent until proven guilty & all that still applies, but certainly makes one read the bio in a slightly different light, don’t it?
The Conservative Party's regulations doesn't give the leader unilateral power to kick members out of caucus, there'd have to be a vote. Even if that could be done, they'd still be a sitting MP until the next election.
therealstory.substack.com
If that could be done, as an independent kicked out for "reasons not sharable with the public", they'd be pretty isolated when it comes to access to information on the process of government. And I can't see many others wanting to invite him/her to any specific parliamentary sandboxes to play in after that, either.
But there's no clear indications that that's not the case, either. Absence of evidence =/= evidence of absence. Which is why some say PP should brief up so, even though he might be gagged in some ways, he could know for certain one way or another - especially since he wants to (and if polling translates to votes, will) form the next government.
And would fit the "former MP" cubbyhole, for sure.If I was a betting man, I'd put my money on the CCP supporting Jean Charest and trying to hold back Polievre in the last leadership race.
Welcome to Jean Charest's world: the backstory on the Conservative Party's would-be messiah that he'd really rather you not know.
Providing services to Huawei's Meng Wanzhou. Guiding Xi Jinping's "national champion" telecom through Canada's national-security roadblocks. Supplying megaphone services for Beijing's disinfo ops. . .
That would have to be one thing rolling around in the back of his mind or those of party staffers. Without knowing, a look around the caucus table raises the obvious question of 'could one of these numpties potentially harm my chance at the brass ring'?
That certainly helps but will they ever be held to account or will they be allowed to gracefully "retire"?Chinese Canadian group links two Senators to actions against Canada's interests
Submission to Foreign Interference Commission cites intelligence on "reciprocal relationships" fostered by Beijing proxies
