The first week of public hearings into foreign interference, which will span a total of nine days, heard testimonies from Canadian diaspora groups, election officials and politicians targeted by China
Here’s a summary of the first few days of the inquiry.Justice Hogue said she wants to release as much information as possible about meddling in the 2019 and 2021 elections but cautioned that some details must be kept secret to protect national security.
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault said he doesn’t have the authority to properly examine foreign interference allegations – specifically whether some donors were encouraged to make campaign contributions in the 2021 election to candidates favoured by China. Caroline Simard, the Commissioner of Canada Elections, which investigates electoral wrongdoing, also complained about the difficulties of investigating foreign meddling.
Documents tabled show that the Security and Intelligence Threat to Elections Task Force , which is composed of senior civil servants, had classified intelligence that outlined sophisticated Chinese state influence operations in Canadian democracy. MP Han Dong, a former member of the Liberal Party who now sits as an independent, testified that he could not recall advising a top Chinese diplomat against releasing the two Michaels detained in China. The alleges that, in a recorded phone call, Mr. Dong told the consul-general that releasing the two men would affirm “the effectiveness of a hard-line Canadian approach” to the People’s Republic of China.
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