Pierre Poilievre and Jordan Peterson push back on Justin Trudeau's claims about them made under oath at Canada's foreign interference inquiry.
October 16, 2024 - "Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre wasted no time calling out the prime minister for claiming it’s the Conservatives who are acting on behalf of foreign governments.... Trudeau testified under oath Wednesday that the Conservatives either are complicit in or vulnerable to foreign interference.
"Within an hour after reports of Trudeau’s accusations were published, Poilievre issued a statement saying that Trudeau is lying and if he wants to support his baseless claim, he should 'release the names of all MPs that have collaborated with foreign interference. But he won't, because Justin Trudeau is doing what he always does. He is lying,' wrote Poilievre, asserting his theory the prime minister lied to 'distract from a Liberal caucus revolt against his leadership and revelations he knowingly allowed Beijing to interfere and help him win two elections.'
"The Tory leader said he was briefed on October 14 by Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence advisor to the Prime Minister, David Morrison, deputy minister of foreign affairs at Global Affairs Canada and CSIS Director Daniel Rogers on foreign interference from India — under the CSIS Act, which allows any Canadian citizen to be privy to 'specific risks of foreign interference without forcing them into sworn secrecy or controlling what they say.'
"Poilievre slammed Katie Telford, Trudeau’s chief-of-staff, for making the case during the China Inquiry Tuesday that receiving a secret briefing would 'prevent a recipient from using the information in any manner'.... 'Furthermore,' wrote Poilievre, 'my chief of staff has recently received classified briefings from the government. At no time has the government told me or my chief-of-staff of any current or former Conservative parliamentarian or candidate knowingly participating in foreign interference. If Justin Trudeau has evidence to the contrary, he should share it with the public ... but he won't, because he is making it up.'"
Foreign interference: Trudeau and Poilievre face off over testimony | The Current | CBC News | October 17, 2024:
Peterson gears up to ‘add to Trudeau’s troubles' after baseless Russia allegations | Western Standard | Jen Hodgson
October 21, 2024 - "Canadian psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson has been peppering Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with tweets calling for him to produce evidence to substantiate his claims about Russian media. While testifying Wednesday at the Commission on Foreign Interference, Trudeau alleged Peterson, along with American journalist Tucker Carlson, received funding from Russian media. He provided no evidence to substantiate his claims....
"Peterson last week said he was considering launching a defamation lawsuit against the prime minister. Over the weekend — in addition to trolling Trudeau by generating AI images of himself wearing Russian hats — Peterson told the prime minister he is about to add to his pile of ongoing troubles....
"'Hey Justin! I know you have your troubles at the moment,' wrote Peterson on Twitter ('X'). 'And I am soon going to add a lot more. I promise you. But for now, WHERE IS YOUR EVIDENCE? Or do you think it's OK to lie about me shamelessly while essentially testifying. Even though I am working tirelessly to uncover the very interference you are not bright or competent enough to identify or understand?'”
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