Why won’t Trudeau release classified names and why won’t Poilievre get a security clearance? [Video]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made waves Wednesday by turning what started as an examination of his government’s response to foreign interference into a pointed criticism of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.

“I’m getting a little more partisan than I tried to in this case, but it is so egregious to me that the leader of the Official Opposition, who is certainly trying very hard to become prime minister, is choosing to play partisan games with foreign interference,” Trudeau told the public inquiry into foreign interference on Wednesday.

Trudeau went after Poilievre over the Conservative leader’s refusal to receive a security clearance and get briefed on top-secret and classified information regarding his party and some of its members.

Poilievre responded with a lengthy statement that included a claim that Trudeau was lying under oath and called on the prime minister to release the names of allegedly compromised politicians.

What Trudeau said

In testimony before the …