Canada's spy agency saw low-level Chinese meddling activities in 2019 election: Gould

The former minister of democratic institutions says she was told after the October 2019 federal election that Canada's spy agency had seen low-level foreign interference activities by China.

Karina Gould, who held the portfolio from early 2017 to November 2019, said in a classified interview last month that the activities were similar to what had been seen in the past and did not compromise the election.

A public summary of Gould's interview was disclosed Wednesday at a federal inquiry into foreign meddling in the 2019 and 2021 elections, where she testified in an open session.

Gould, now government House leader in the Commons, is on parental leave.