Foreign Election Interference
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Canada’s foreign interference inquiry hears diaspora fears: ‘People are watching you’Members of diaspora communities are slated to testify as a federal inquiry begins two weeks of hearings into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them.ÂCanadaMar 27
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Foreign interference commission vows to protect diasporas who help inquiryDiaspora groups who help with the public inquiry into foreign interference will be protected from any negative consequences, commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said Thursday.CanadaFeb 22
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Green leader says foreign interference review did not include key materialsElizabeth May and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh have both received top-secret security clearance, and May was the first to attend a confidential briefing on Wednesday.PoliticsAug 18, 2023
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Looming federal byelections will get ‘enhanced’ interference monitoringThe federal government has been under fire for months over its handling of reported Chinese interference in Canadian elections and society.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Expelled Chinese diplomat accused of threatening MP has left Canada: sourceThe departure comes four days after Ottawa announced Zhao Wei was "persona non grata" over his alleged involvement in a Chinese government campaign against MP Michael Chong.PoliticsMay 12, 2023
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MPs vote to open House probe into China’s alleged targeting of Michael ChongThe issue will now be taken up by the standing committee on procedure and House affairs, which is already studying the larger issue of foreign interference in Canada.PoliticsMay 10, 2023
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National security advisers don’t recall receiving CSIS report on MP threatsThe development raises yet more questions about how the report detailing China's targeting of MPs, including Michael Chong and his family, somehow fell through the cracks in 2021.PoliticsMay 9, 2023
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Canada expels Chinese diplomat who allegedly targeted Conservative MPForeign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement that Zhao Wei has been declared "persona non grata" in Canada and will send home any diplomats who interfere in Canada's affairs.PoliticsMay 8, 2023
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China will be emboldened to target more Canadians if diplomat not expelled: ChongConservative MP Michael Chong says he was 'shaken' to learn about an alleged Chinese campaign to threaten him and his family and wants to ensure more Canadians aren't targeted.PoliticsMay 7, 2023
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Ottawa did not warn of alleged Chinese threats to family, Tory MP saysMichael Chong was responding to a report that China's intelligence service sought to target the MP and his family and that a Chinese diplomat who remains in Canada was involved.PoliticsMay 1, 2023
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