Canadian intelligence knows China meddled in last two elections, says report released by CSIS
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Briefing report obtained by Global News says China 'sought to clandestinely and deceptively influence the 2019 and 2021 federal elections'
Canada knows China tried to influence the last two federal elections, according to a top secret briefing report obtained by Global News that said the government “must do more” to fight foreign interference.
“We know that the PRC sought to clandestinely and deceptively influence the 2019 and 2021 federal elections,” according to the briefing released by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
The declassified document, dated Feb. 24, 2023, is titled, “Briefing to the Minister of Democratic Institutions on Foreign Interference.” It called China “by far the most significant threat.”
It also named India as a foreign interference threat, predicted the problem would worsen and said, “we must do more to protect Canada’s robust democratic institutions and processes.”
“The PRC’s FI activities are broad in scope and significant in the level of expended resources,” it said. “The activities are significant, pervasive, and directed against all levels of government and civil society across the country.”
FI is the government’s acronym for foreign interference.
“The PRC leverages a vast range of tools in Canada, including in the United Front Work Department, its diplomatic corps, and non-government assets such as community groups and trusted contacts.”
The briefing report was released to Global News under the Access to Information Act as a commission of inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s recent elections got underway in Ottawa.
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