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Are there ‘traitors’ in Canada’s parliament?


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A new report accuses parliamentarians of aiding foreign governments to interfere in Canadian politics, which some national security experts say would amount to ‘traitors’ at the heart of our democracy.  


Will we ever get the names of the MPs in question?


How has it already created a chill between parliamentarians and their colleagues?


And if the primary goal of interference is to destabilize Canada, is this report just another success for foreign actors?


CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton returns to explain.


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