NDP asks Speaker to examine social media influencer Lauren Chen’s refusal to testify

OTTAWA – A social media influencer who declined to answer MPs’ questions about an alleged Russian plot to sow division among the public is a step closer to being sanctioned by Parliament.

New Democrat MP Alistair MacGregor has asked House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus to consider whether Lauren Chen’s refusal to answer questions at a Commons committee meeting amounts to a breach of privilege.