Commission releases hearing dates
August 26, 2024 (Ottawa) – Public hearings for the Foreign Interference Commission will resume on September 16, 2024, and continue until October 25, 2024.
The factual hearings will take place from Monday, September 16 to Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
Policy consultations will take place from Monday, October 21 to Friday, October 25, 2024.
The Commission will not sit on September 23, September 30, or on October 14, 2024.
Additional information about the hearings, including information about the witnesses, will be released in the coming weeks.
About the Commission
The Government of Canada created the Foreign Interference Commission in September 2023 to respond to concerns about foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. The Commission released an Initial Report on May 3, 2024. In the second stage of its work, the Commission will assess the federal government’s capacity to detect, deter, and counter foreign interference. The Commission intends to deliver its final report, which will include findings and recommendations, by December 31, 2024.
Contact:
Michael Tansey
Sr. Communications Advisor
Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions
(343) 630-2154
michael.tansey@pifi-epie.gc.ca
www.ForeignInterferenceCommission.ca
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