Conservative Leader says obligations of seeing top-secret documents would restrict his ability to discuss and hold the government to account on what he had learned

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the terms of a briefing from Canada’s spy agency regarding foreign interference because it won’t enable him to act on the information, his office says.

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Poilievre rejects terms of CSIS foreign interference briefing

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has argued that he won’t be muzzled by secrecy constraints that accompany security clearances.

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Poilievre rebuffs calls to obtain national-security clearance to view top-secret information on foreign meddling

“Yes, of course I am worried,” says the new president and CEO of CBC-Radio-Canada.

« Oui, bien sûr que je suis inquiète », indique la nouvelle présidente-directrice générale de CBC-Radio-Canada.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the terms of a briefing from Canada’s spy agency regarding foreign interference because it won’t enable him to act on the information, his office says. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said in December that it was looking to share “some information to the leader of the Official Opposition through a threat reduction measure.” But a spokesperson for Poilievre said Tuesday that the …

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OTTAWA — The federal public inquiry into foreign interference is calling on the leaders of all political parties to get top-secret security clearances — a recommendation that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is not following. In her final report, commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said party leaders should seek such clearance as soon as possible after they are elected. She recommended that all parties in the House of Commons ensure at least two …

Poilievre rebuffs calls to obtain national-security clearance to view top-secret information on foreign meddling

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