Top bureaucrat briefed PM on election interference after media reports
Justin Trudeau was kept in the dark about foreign interference during the 2021 election by the clerk of the Privy Council Office.
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Justin Trudeau was kept in the dark about foreign interference during the 2021 election by the clerk of the Privy Council Office.
“It could have been state-sponsored, it could have very well been organic, or it could have been somewhere in between," said one member.
The first week of public hearings into foreign interference, which will span a total of nine days, heard testimonies from Canadian diaspora groups, election officials and politicians targeted by China
UPDATE 2:35 p.m. Former Liberal Han Dong met with international students from China and encouraged them to register as Liberal members during his nomination race in 2019 — but the MP didn't mention that to an ongoing federal inquiry into foreign meddling until he took the stand Tuesday.
Former Liberal Han Dong met with international students from China and encouraged them to register as Liberal members during his nomination race in 2019 — but the MP didn't mention that to an ongoing federal inquiry into foreign meddling until he took the stand on Tuesday.