Voting locations will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2022, for the byelection in Surrey South.
CSIS has said it. The bombshell NSICOP report has said it: Provincial governments are also targets for foreign interference. Three provinces are heading to the polls this fall — are they prepared to deal with foreign meddling?A person walking their dog passes a sign pointing to a polling station during a byelection in the B.C. riding of Surrey South in September 2022.
Canada's spy agency has repeatedly warned about foreign interference happening at the provincial level. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians has also flagged provincial meddling as a concern, naming China and Pakistan as aggressors. That capacity will be in the spotlight later this fall when voters in three provinces head to the polls: British Columbia, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick.Elections are coming up in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and B.C., with foreign interference posing a major threat. Canada’s spy agency has repeatedly warned about this risk, but provinces may not be prepared.
"I think these are real risks," he said. "These activities could decrease trust in our elections, in our democratic institutions, or even suppress voter participation. Those are my concerns." During this fall's campaign it will also be against the law to make false statements or spread lies that candidates have withdrawn or have criminal records.
On the other side of the country, Elections New Brunswick said it's planning to launch a campaign next month to educate voters about the electoral processes and disinformation. In the spring, the federal government passed Bill C-70, which allows CSIS to share classified information outside the federal government.
"This is something no one is really ready for, given the scope and scale and the rapidity with which some of these can be deployed and the difficulty in detection," he said.
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