Intelligence watchdog's report on foreign interference (Hogue Commission)

Members of the media may directly contact:


Paul Robinson (English and French)

Full Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences.

Paul.Robinson@uottawa.ca

Professor Robinson's expertise includes foreign policy and ethics in international affairs. He can discuss the potential dangers in exaggerating the threat of foreign interference.

Errol Mendes

Full Professor, Faculty of Law - Common Law Section

emendes@uottawa.ca

Professor Mendes can speak to the importance of the rule of law and judicial independence as a fundamental principle of all truly democratic societies.

"The names can’t be disclosed due to secrecy laws, but if they were, it would be hard to prove any laws were broken as intelligence info does not stand up in court. Judging from Elizabeth May’s vague disclosure, apart from one former MP, the whole thing may be overblown, i.e. legal and political landmines."