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Former governor general David Johnston resigned as the Trudeau government’s controversial “special rapporteur” on Chinese election interference late Friday and now the feds claim they’re open to setting up a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. Tune into The Daily Brief with Rachel Emmanuel and Andrew Lawton!

The Trudeau government’s “Special Rapporteur” on foreign interference David Johnston appeared before a House of Commons committee Tuesday and denied allegations of bias and defended his report into foreign interference.

"According to Leger, Canadians are not satisfied with the findings and recommendations of Johnston in his role as special rapporteur on foreign interference."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointed special rapporteur into foreign interference in Canadian elections, David Johnston, has advised against a public inquiry – and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lashed out at Johnston’s recommendation, saying “the report was rigged from the start and has zero credibility.”

"It would appear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chose wisely when he appointed family friend and former governor general David Johnston as the special rapporteur into foreign interference by China in Canadian elections."

"Eminent Canadian" and Trudeau family friend David Johnston has published his first report into foreign interference in Canada's elections, and – shocker – Trudeau comes out clean, but the media and public service are the problem. True North's Andrew Lawton breaks down the report.

Johnston acknowledged that there are serious problems in how intelligence is shared between the public service and political officials. However, he concluded there was no evidence to suggest that the Trudeau government ignored claims of foreign interference.

“Special Rapporteur” David Johnston will release his decision Tuesday on whether the federal government should hold a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada’s elections.

Katie Telford will finally appear before the procedure and House affairs committee on the issue of foreign interference in Canada’s elections on Friday. Tune into The Daily Brief with Rachel Emmanuel and Lindsay Shepherd!

"At first blush, former governor-general David Johnston appears to be the perfect choice for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s special rapporteur tasked with making an assessment of foreign interference — the focus obviously being on communist China — and the integrity of Canada's democracy."