The commission investigating allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections will allow opposition parties to cross-examine witnesses as it moves into its next phase later this month.
The Conservative Party, New Democratic Party, the Bloc Québécois and former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole will be granted the additional rights if they wish to accept them, according to a letter from the commission’s lead counsel, Shantona Chaudhury. CBC News obtained a copy of the letter. The news was first reported by the Globe and Mail.
All four were initially only granted intervener status by Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue.
Interveners are people or groups that
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