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Maxime Bernier’s policy on foreign interference transparency

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Should the government release the names of parliamentarians suspected of knowingly collaborating with foreign governments?

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Very strongly agree

Yes

Maxime Bernier has explicitly and repeatedly called for the government to release the names of the parliamentarians mentioned in the NSICOP report as having collaborated with foreign governments. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

Yes, voters have the right to know if their MP is compromising national security.

The PPC emphasizes the right of voters to know if their representatives are compromised, framing it as a fundamental issue of national sovereignty and democratic integrity. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

Yes, secrecy protects the guilty and erodes public trust in our democratic institutions.

A core tenet of the PPC's platform is fighting 'Ottawa corruption'; they argue that secrecy regarding foreign interference erodes trust and protects 'traitors' within the system. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, prosecute them in court rather than destroying reputations with unproven allegations.

While the PPC would likely support prosecution, they reject the idea that prosecution should be a prerequisite for public disclosure, fearing that the legal process will be used to bury the names indefinitely. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, public disclosure risks burning sensitive intelligence sources and methods.

Bernier has dismissed the government's concerns about 'sources and methods' as a convenient excuse used by the Liberal government to hide embarrassing information. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, intelligence reports are not criminal convictions and naming them violates due process.

While the PPC generally advocates for individual rights, in this instance they have prioritized the public's right to know over the privacy and due process of parliamentarians suspected of foreign collaboration. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

The People's Party views the withholding of these names as a cover-up by the established political class to protect itself from public accountability. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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