This Dec. 5, 2017, photo shows flags of Canada and China prior to a meeting of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. A national security-and-intelligence watchdog says China and Russia are meddling in Canada's affairs.
CSIS warned Prime Minister's Office in 2023 that China 'clandestinely and deceptively' interfered in elections | CBC News Loaded
The document, described by one lawyer appearing before the commission's public inquiry as "remarkable," was tabled on Monday. The document alleges that at least 11 candidates and 13 staff members were implicated in foreign interference by the Chinese government, and that multiple political parties were involved.
"In 2021, the PRC FI activities were almost certainly motivated by a perception that the Conservative Party of Canada was promoting a platform that was perceived to be anti-PRC." The public inquiry into foreign interference has heard already from O'Toole and Chiu, who testified that their concerns about foreign interference were brushed aside when they raised them with Canadian officials.
The briefing note said that CSIS provided 34 briefings to cabinet ministers and other senior officials on foreign interference, including acts of interference in the 2019 and 2021 elections.
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