Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole is set to testify at a federal inquiry into foreign interference, alongside three politicians who claim China has targeted them.
The former Conservative leader said the Liberal government ignored warnings from Canada's security agencies that China had allegedly interfered in the 2021 federal election.
The retiring former Conservative leader and Ontario MP called on his colleagues to focus on what he said should be figuring out the country's national purpose.
Bernier will test his luck in a rural Manitoba riding that delivered his fledging party its best result in 2021, with slightly more than 20 per cent of the vote.