David Johnston too close to Trudeau family to oversee China interference review, Conservative, Bloc leaders say


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Former governor-general David Johnston, who was appointed vice-regal by former prime minister Stephen Harper in 2007, has acknowledged his close friendship with the Trudeau family.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press The leaders of the two largest opposition parties are questioning the impartiality of former governor-general David Johnston in his new role as special rapporteur into Chinese election interference, citing his decades-long connections to Justin Trudeau’s family. A day after the Prime Minister named Mr. Johnston to the post, the leaders of the Conservative, Bloc Québécois and New Democratic parties said nothing less than an independent inquiry is needed to investigate Beijing’s meddling...