Canada’s major political parties have laid out their positions on foreign interference and transnational repression in response to a joint letter backed by dozens of civil society organizations. The parties’ responses reveal “clear differences in tone, emphasis, and commitment,” the groups said.
The Canadian Coalition for a Foreign Influence Transparency Registry, along with the Human Rights Coalition, in an April 3 joint letter called on major federal parties to take a clear public stance on influence operations by authoritarian regimes such as China, Russia, and Iran, as well as transnational repression activities affecting diaspora communities in Canada.
The joint letter, endorsed by more than 40 civil society groups—including human rights NGOs, think tanks, and advocacy groups representing communities targeted by transnational repression—sought to gather information Canadian voters could use as reference in the federal election, scheduled for April 28….