Conservative MP Michael Chong calls PM’s foreign interference testimony ‘highly irresponsible’ [Video]

Conservative MP Michael Chong has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using his testimony on foreign interference as a platform to “smear” the Official Opposition.

The foreign affairs critic told CBC News on Thursday that Trudeau’s unwillingness to disclose the names of parliamentarians involved speaks to his “motivation about wanting to keep all of this secret for his own partisan purposes.”

“The prime minister used the public inquiry as an opportunity for a partisan attack job to smear the Conservative Party and the Conservative Party leader,” Chong said.

During his testimony before the public inquiry on Wednesday, Trudeau said he has the names of members of the Conservative Party who are engaged in or at high risk of foreign interference.

Chong called that testimony “highly irresponsible” and said Trudeau was being “less than forthright under oath” about his knowledge of events and when they occurred.

“He alone is the one …