Blair denies politics was a factor in warrant targeting Liberal powerbroker

Former public safety minister Bill Blair said Friday politics was not a factor when it came time to approve a spy service warrant to surveil an Ontario Liberal powerbroker. There was a 54-day gap in 2021 between when the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) submitted the application for a warrant to when Blair eventually authorized it. The delay with this particular warrant is now a central narrative in the second phase of Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. Nathaniel Dove reports on what Blair says he knew — and didn’t know. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #cdnpoli #foreigninterference