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House Hansard - 208

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 7, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 208 - Jun/7/23
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • Jun/7/23 2:42:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister's loyal rapporteur was asked to reconcile his conclusion that the spreading of disinformation in the 2021 election could not be attributed to the Beijing regime with the CSIS briefing to the former leader of the Conservative Party that said the opposite. The rapporteur said that he based his conclusion on evidence that he had at the time, evidence that was provided by the government. Did the rapporteur ignore material evidence, or did the government withhold it from him? Which one is it?
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Context: House Hansard - 208 - Jun/7/23
Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)
  • Jun/7/23 2:43:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a report of the government's rapid response mechanism identified that Beijing-controlled social media accounts were spreading disinformation in the 2021 election targeting the Conservative Party, including an account with 26 million followers, yet incredibly the rapporteur concluded otherwise. He ignored the report, ignored the evidence and instead whitewashed Beijing's interference. The conclusions of the rapporteur have no credibility. Will the Prime Minister fire him and finally call an independent public inquiry?
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