Prime Minister said he has never been given any intelligence briefing that China had ‘directly or indirectly’ provided money to help elect federal candidates
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s never received any intelligence that China clandestinely funded federal candidates in the 2019 and 2021 elections but dodged repeated questions about whether he was ever informed of efforts by Beijing to interfere in Canadian elections or domestic politics.
“I have never gotten any information from any of our security agencies or police officers or intelligence officials or public servants any information of a federal candidate receiving money from China, as the allegations highlighted,” he told Question Period. “The question is whether or not the Prime Minister ever got information from the public service, the police or intelligence bodies on any interference of any kind by Beijing in our elections,” Mr. Poilievre said.
Commissioner Lucki said “these investigations are ongoing” and she could not reveal details that could “reasonably be expected to be injurious to the conduct of international affairs, the defence of Canada or any state allied or associated with Canada.” CSIS also outlined the various steps it was taking to counter foreign interference, including briefing MPs and senators, outreach to communities and efforts to reduce a foreign power’s access to critical sectors of the Canadian economy.
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