Johnston served as Canada’s 28th Governor General between 2010-2017.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Governor General David Johnston as “Special Rapporteur” on election interference.
In an official statement, the government said they would “comply with” and “implement” Johnston’s recommendations:
“In this new role, Mr. Johnston will have a wide mandate to look into foreign interference in the last two federal general elections and make expert recommendations on how to further protect our democracy and uphold Canadians’ confidence in it. The Government of Canada will comply with and implement his public recommendations, which could include a formal inquiry, a judicial review, or another independent review process. We will be working with Mr. Johnston to finalize his mandate in the coming days, and it will be made public.”
As noted by Stephen Taylor, Johnston is affiliated with the Trudeau Foundation.
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