OTTAWA — A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused by a former cabinet minister of being a Russian asset said it is the “height of irony” that a parliamentary committee studying disinformation has fallen for it.

David Pugliese told the House of Commons security committee on Thursday he found it astonishing that none of the MPs challenged the allegations <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;when they were made last month&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/postmedia-reporter-says-kgb-allegations-are-ridiculous-and-entirely-false&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/postmedia-reporter-says-kgb-allegations-are-ridiculous-and-entirely-false" target="_blank">when they were made last month</a>.

David Pugliese said he was testifying to defend himself from a 'character assassination' carried out under parliamentary privilege{ai:summary}<p>David Pugliese, an Ottawa Citizen journalist, criticized a parliamentary committee for not questioning allegations made by a former cabinet minister that he is a Russian asset. He described the situation as ironic, highlighting the lack of scrutiny from MPs regarding the claims. </p><p>#politics</p>

MPs fell for disinformation, Postmedia reporter accused of being Russian spy tells committee

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