The ministers will testify at the public inquiry, tasked with investigating Chinese interference in recent Canadian elections, led by Quebec Justice Marie-Josée Hogue
Foreign interference has dominated the headlines since The Globe first reported details of China's sophisticated strategy to disrupt Canada 's democracy in February, 2023. The long-awaited public inquiry on the issue launched in September, 2023.
Public hearings have already heard testimonies from diaspora groups, election officials and politicians targeted by China. Today, the commission will hear from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with cabinet ministers Bill Blair, Karina Gould and Dominic LeBlanc.A guide to foreign interference and China’s suspected influence in CanadaThe public inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections, led by Quebec Court of Appeal Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, began public hearings in January.
What is foreign interference and why is it important? What have we learned from CSIS documents, national-security sources and politicians about Chinese meddling in Canadian affairs?During the first week of Canada’s inquiry into foreign interference, Justice Hogue heard testimony from Canadian diaspora groups, election officials and politicians targeted by China.
During the week of April 1-5, witnesses included Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard, former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong, CSIS Director David Vigneault and MP Han Dong.In February of 2023, The Globe and Mail reported details of China’s sophisticated strategy to disrupt Canada’s democracy in the 2021 federal election campaign, based on secret and top-secret CSIS documents.
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