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Senate committee fetes ex-parliamentarian behind discredited spy allegations against journalist

A year after submitting fraudulent documents that smeared reporter David Pugliese to a House committee, Chris Alexander faces no scrutiny over disinformation credentials.

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Oct 29, 2025
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Former Conservative MP Chris Alexander speaks about Russian disinformation at the Oct. 27 Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs. (Screenshot/ParlVU)

Former Canadian MP Chris Alexander returned to parliament as an expert witness a year after he submitted fraudulent documents accusing Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pug…

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