Search results
David Lloyd Johnston PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC FRCPSC (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation.
David Johnston was born in Copper Cliff, near Sudbury, Ontario on June 28, 1941, the son of Dorothy Stonehouse and Lloyd Johnston, the retail manager of a local hardware store.
- 1 min
- Mickey Djuric
- There are serious problems with how intelligence is shared. Johnston said he didn't find evidence that cabinet ministers or Trudeau knowingly ignored intelligence but concluded there needs to be a better flow of information between them.
- He accuses some media organizations of misconstruing intelligence. Johnston, who had access to classified documents and intelligence, disputed several Global News and Globe and Mail reports after reviewing associated intelligence in a broader context.
- He says there is no intelligence confirming Chinese money reached specific candidates in 2019. Media reports have published claims that federal candidates received funds during the 2019 federal election.
- He found little to support O'Toole's claim that specific candidates were defeated by foreign interference in 2021. After the 2021 federal election concluded, former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole asserted that China had interfered in the electoral process, costing his party eight or nine seats.
Mar 15, 2023 · Prime Minister Trudeau has appointed former governor general David Johnston to oversee the investigation into accusations of Chinese meddling in Canada's last two elections.
- 2 min
- Darren Major
The Right Honourable David Johnston was invested as Canada’s 28 th governor general on October 1, 2010, and served until the installation of Governor General Designate Julie Payette on October 2, 2017. His motto, CONTEMPLARE MELIORA (To envisage a better world), refers to his belief in the abilities of all Canadians to imagine and create a ...
Mar 16, 2023 · Former governor general David Johnston is the “eminent Canadian,” as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put it, who will oversee investigations into foreign interference in Canadian elections.
People also ask
Who was Johnston and what did he do?
Who is David Johnston?
Who is David Lloyd Johnston CC CC CMM COM CD FRSC?
Will David Johnston be Canada's next Governor General?
Mar 15, 2023 · The Right Honourable David Johnston was Canada’s 28th Governor General (2010-17). In 2018, he was appointed Colonel to the Royal Canadian Regiment.
