The Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Canada, David Morrison, has addressed concerns among diplomats regarding the boundaries between legitimate influence and foreign interference. This comes after extensive media coverage and an ongoing inquiry into foreign influence.
OTTAWA — The head of Canada 's diplomatic service says he recently briefed diplomats working in Canada about where their work might cross the line from influence into foreign interference.
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison tells The Canadian Press that the ongoing inquiry into foreign interference and extensive media coverage might have created uncertainty around the issue.Morrison says the international agreements governing the roles of diplomats apply everywhere but aren't consistently understood, with some countries thinking everything is acceptable as long nobody is moving around ballot boxes.
He says some diplomats have privately expressed confusion about what is acceptable such as whether they can pose for a photo with elected officials at diaspora events. Looking ahead to next year's election, Morrison says he's most concerned about artificial intelligence emboldening attacks from hostile states, particularly with deepfakes which are digitally generated videos and images that spoof people into thinking someone said or did something.Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
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