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Conservative Motion on Foreign Interference Probe Defeated

A Conservative motion to have a parliamentary committee investigate allegations of foreign election interference failed on March 21, following an announcement the same day that the prime minister’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford will testify at another committee on the issue. The motion, introduced by Conservative MP Michael Cooper, would have transferred a parliamentary investigation from…


Trudeau Briefed ‘Multiple Times’ on 2019 and 2021 Foreign Election Interference, Says National Security Adviser

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was briefed “multiple times” regarding Chinese election interference schemes in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections, says Jody Thomas, his national security and intelligence adviser. Thomas made the comments while testifying on March 1 before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. The committee is currently studying…


Public Inquiry Needed on Alleged Foreign Election Interference, Says Former CSIS Head

A public inquiry is needed to determine whether there has been Chinese interference in Canadian elections, says former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister Richard Fadden. “In this case, the allegations are so serious they need to be looked into,” Fadden said in an interview on…


Public Inquiry Needed on Alleged Foreign Interference in Elections, Says Former CSIS Head

A public inquiry is needed to determine whether there has been Chinese interference in Canadian elections, says former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister Richard Fadden. “In this case, the allegations are so serious they need to be looked into,” Fadden said in an interview on…