The Liberal government has vowed to review the recommendations laid out in the Foreign Interference Commission’s final report and promised over $77 million toward protecting Canada’s elections, while the Conservative Party has accused the government of failing to protect Canadians from foreign interference.
The commission’s report, released on Jan. 28, said that foreign powers have been attempting to interfere in Canada’s democracy by influencing elected officials and spreading misinformation and disinformation. The report says China is the most active perpetrator” of foreign interference in Canada, followed by India.
Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue wrote there had been some instances of “marginal and largely ineffective” attempts by actors to curry favour with MPs, but there are no “traitors” within Parliament. These report comes as a June 2024 National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) report alleged some parliamentarians are “semi-witting or witting” participants of efforts by foreign states to interfere in Canadian politics….