Politics This Morning: Gould, Sajjan to hold briefing on election interference
By Beatrice Paez April 8, 2019
The Senate Environment Committee is in Vancouver to hold daylong hearings on Bill C-69, the contentious environmental-assessment bill.
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould is slated to hold a presser with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on the Communications and Security Establishment's latest report on cyber threats to the democratic process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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