Foreign interference inquiry hearing some federal evidence behind closed doors

OTTAWA — The head of an inquiry into foreign interference has agreed to a federal request to present some evidence behind closed doors.

In a new decision, commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue says she is satisfied that the disclosure of certain classified information could harm Canada or its allies.

As a result, Hogue says, she must hear the federal evidence in the absence of other inquiry participants and the public, known as an in-camera hearing.

Hogue says the commission will produce a summary of the information presented in camera so the public can see as much of it as possible.