Former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley called for an inquiry this week to help restore trust in the Canadian electoral system
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ruling out a public inquiry to examine China’s interference in Canada’s democracy and once again insisted the influence activities of Chinese diplomats and their proxies did not affect the outcome of the 2019 and 2020 elections.
“Canadians can be and should be confident that our institutions, particularly our electoral and democratic processes, have not been compromised, were not compromised in the 2019 and 2021 elections,” he said, but added: “It is a very good thing that Canadians are understanding how serious it is that China and other countries are continuing to try to destabilize and influence our democracies and our institutions.
Two sources who spoke to The Globe and Mail in December also said they were not aware of that money transfer having occurred. He claimed Liberal and NDP MPs colluded on Tuesday to deny a Conservative motion to have the independent House of Commons Law Clerk view the documents and redact sensitive information.
Highly classified CSIS reports in 2021 said the Chinese state is targeting all levels of government from municipal to provincial to federal. It said China is targeting political staffers because “staffers control schedules and often act as gatekeepers” for MPs, “thereby placing them in positions where they can deceptively control and influence the activities of elected officials in ways that support PRC interests.
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