Hogue says nominations a ‘gateway’ for foreign interference, but Marland says parties ‘wary about the state having rules limiting what they do’
Jacques Shore, a former director of research for Security Intelligence Review Committee, said he ‘applauds’ Parliament for passing C-70, but said ‘we missed an opportunity’ by not also bringing nominations under the Canada Elections Act.
Trudeau is up against a worldwide phenomenon
The federal byelection on June 24 will be an important marker as Canadians watch how all this plays out for their democracy and their futures.
‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters
Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old crowd. The one hopeful sign for Trudeau party is with the 18-29 age cohort where, at 28 per cent, they still trail the Tories at 32 per cent.
Canada should criminalize foreign interference in nominations and political party processes
The political parties should bring nominations under the Canada Elections Act, and allow Elections Canada and the Office of the Commissioner of Elections to monitor nominations across the country because they are vulnerable targets to foreign interference. As well, Canada should criminalize interfering in nominations and any other political party process.
Trudeau internally announces provincial campaign co-chairs for next election, Liberal sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the newly appointed national campaign committee ‘unequivocally’ last week that he will lead the party in the next election, according to Liberal sources.
Foreign influence registry ‘more than a positive step forward,’ but not far enough, say diaspora groups
Though welcomed, Bill C-70 falls short of the gold standard some were hoping to see Canada adopt, and the registry won’t capture the more-covert activities such as those favoured by the Iran regime, say diaspora group reps.
Foreign Interference Inquiry needs to take much closer look at nominations
Foreign interference is a serious threat, and the Foreign Interference Commission needs to dig deeper into the federal nominations and figure out how they can be run better.
The ‘jury is still out’ on the value of foreign interference inquiry following preliminary report, says national security and intelligence expert Wesley Wark
The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its first report on May 3, concluding that despite foreign interference occurring in the last two general elections, Canada’s electoral process remains ‘robust.’
Disinformation campaigns having long-term impact on public trust, MPs warned
MediaSmarts executive director Kathryn Hill urges parliamentarians and all Canadians be trained to identify trusted sources, but in a way that focuses on ‘discernment over just debunking.’
Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021 elections, says Hogue
The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its preliminary report on May 3, finding that while evidence of foreign-state-led election interference did occur in the last two general elections and will continue to increase, Canada’s electoral process remains ‘robust.’
