(Ottawa) Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue has requested an extension of nearly two months to submit her first report as part of the federal investigation into foreign interference.
The Minister of Public Safety, Dominic LeBlanc, accepted Judge Hogue’s request, who wants the report to be submitted no later than May 3, rather than at the end of February as was previously planned.
Minister LeBlanc states in a press release that the opposition parties were also informed of Ms.me Hogue.
The commissioner requested additional time last week, saying it would give “meaning and purpose” to preliminary hearings and allow more time to maximize transparency.
She added that ensuring that classified information is put into a form that can be made public is a long and complicated process.
The commission will begin holding public hearings late next month to examine attempts at interference by China, Russia and other foreign states, as well as non-state actors, in the recent Canadian election.