The Hogue Report was a missed opportunity to tackle transnational repression Op-ed for the Globe & Mail

In an opinion piece for The Globe and Mail, The Citizen Lab’s Emile Dirks, Siena Anstis, Noura Aljizawi, and Ron Deibert, argue that while the final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions (the Hogue Commission) found no evidence of Canadian MPs collaborating with foreign states to influence the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, it missed an opportunity to tackle the issue of transnational repression.

The authors call for a dedicated inquiry into this growing threat, proposing the establishment of a multiparty commission that can effectively address this issue. 

Read it here.