Judge rejects appeals by Conservatives, human rights groups on foreign interference probe

Foreign interference inquiry commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue has rejected the Conservative Party's request for full standing in upcoming public hearings, and has turned down a plea by a coalition of human-rights groups to limit the standing of three men accused of ties to the Chinese government.

Judge rejects appeals by Conservatives, human rights groups on foreign interference probe
A female judge sits behind the bench

Foreign interference inquiry commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue has rejected the Conservative Party's request for full standing in upcoming public hearings, and has turned down a plea by a coalition of human-rights groups to limit the standing of three men accused of ties to the Chinese government.