Foreign Interference Commission hearings resume today

Factual Phase Hearings, Stage 2, September 16 – October 16, 2024

The Government of Canada created the Foreign Interference Commission to respond to concerns about foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. The Commission released an initial report on May 3, 2024. 

Hearings resume today and will continue through the fall. The witness list as released is posted below.

Road Warrior News will post the link to live hearings above the masthead as long as the hearings are ongoing.

September 16

• Commissioner’s opening remarks
• Introductions by counsel for participants
• Commission Counsel presentations

September 17

• Garnett Genuis – Member of Parliament
• John McKay – Member of Parliament
• Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections

September 18

• Michael Chong – Member of Parliament
• Jenny Kwan – Member of Parliament
• Erin O’Toole – Former Leader, Conservative Party of Canada

September 19

• Jon Irwin – Green Party of Canada
• Robin Marty – Green Party of Canada
• Mathieu Desquilbet – Bloc Québécois
• Lucy Watson – New Democratic Party of Canada

September 20

• Mike Crase – Conservative Party of Canada
• Azam Ishmael – Liberal Party of Canada

In the following weeks, the Commission will hear from: 

• The House of Commons
  • Benoît Dicaire
  • Patrick McDonell
• Elections Canada
  • Stéphane Perrault
• The Media Ecosystem Observatory
  • Aengus Bridgman
  • Peter Loewen
  • Taylor Owen
• The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
  • Scott Shortliffe
• The Canadian Security Intelligence Service
  • Bo Basler
  • Nicole Giles
  • Cherie Henderson
  • Vanessa Lloyd
  • Michelle Tessier
  • David Vigneault
• Communications Security Establishment Canada
  • Sami Khoury
  • Alia Tayyeb
  • Caroline Xavier
• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Michael Duheme
  • Mark Flynn
  • Brigitte Gauvin
• Global Affairs Canada
  • Tara Denham
  • Weldon Epp
  • Philippe Lafortune
  • Alexandre Levesque
  • David Morrison
  • Cindy Termorshuizen
• The Privy Council Office
  • Janice Charette
  • Nathalie G. Drouin
  • Lisa Ducharme
  • Nabih Eldebs
  • Martin Green
  • John Hannaford
  • Michael MacDonald
  • Daniel Rogers
  • Allen Sutherland
  • Jody Thomas
  • Bridget Walshe
• Public Safety Canada
  • Sébastien Aubertin-Giguère
  • Tricia Geddes
  • Dominic Rochon
  • Rob Stewart
  • Shawn Tupper
• Canadian Heritage
  • Amy Awad
  • Owen Ripley
  • Isabelle Mondou
• The Department of Justice Canada
  • Shalene Curtis-Micallef
  • Heather Watts
• The Prime Minister’s Office
  • Brian Clow
  • Katie Telford
  • Patrick Travers
• Cabinet Ministers
  • The Hon. Bill Blair
  • The Hon. Mélanie Joly
  • The Hon. Dominic LeBlanc
  • The Hon. Marco Mendicino
  • The Hon. Pascale St-Onge
• The Prime Minister
  • The Right Hon. Justin Trudeau

This witness list is provisional and subject to change. 

The Commission will also be hearing from a number of consultation panels in the factual phase of the hearings, including members of diaspora communities who may be affected by foreign interference. These panelists will not provide sworn evidence, but will offer useful contributions and context for the Commission’s work.