What did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau know about alleged interference by China in the 2019 federal election and when did he know it?
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— prior to the G20 — that he had been briefed in January by Canadian intelligence officials that China attempted to interfere in the 2019 election by covertly funding at least 11 Liberal and Conservative candidates. While a Commons committee will probe the matter, Trudeau said Canadians can be confident about the integrity of our federal elections.’s Terry Glavin wrote on Tuesday, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service reported to Parliament in February 2021 that:
“As members of the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task force, CSIS and the RCMP also worked closely with partners to co-ordinate our efforts against foreign interference by raising awareness and assessing threats, and preparing the government’s response to them.Article content
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Elections Canada chief maintains 2019 contest was ‘fair’ in light of Chinese interference allegationsChief Elections Officer Stéphane Perrault says while the allegations about Chinese interference in Canada’s most recent federal contests are “serious,” they do not mean that Canada’s elections have been unfair or unduly influenced. “In every election… there are all kinds of irregularities that take place. But that does not negate the overall fairness of the election,” Perrault told MPs on Nov. 22, his second appearance this month before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC). On Nov. 7, Global News reported that China had targeted Canada with “a vast campaign of foreign interference,” including “a clandestine network” that including at least 11 candidates running in the 2019 federal election, and 13 campaign staff. The report, which was based on intelligence memos and unnamed sources, alleged that a lump sum of around $250,000 was transferred to an Ontario provincial MPP and one federal election candidate staffer, who then further dispersed the money to the 11 candidates. The transfer was reportedly directed by the Chinese consulate in Toronto. While Global reported that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and some cabinet ministers were briefed on this matter, on Nov. 20, Trudeau told reporters he had not been briefed on the issue of money being transferred to federal candidates. Perrault further warned the members of PROC against taking one news report at face value. “I just want to be prudent as to not draw conclusions from information that is not demonstrated,” he said. “I want to show no disrespect in any way to the media outlet and the journalist, but in my capacity, and certainly other institutions that are involved in the security of elections, we just can’t just draw conclusions from news reports.” Liberal MP Ruby Sahota (Brampton North, Ont.) asked what would happen “if we were to draw those conclusions.” Perrault said the risk would be “discrediting the electoral process in situations that are not warranted.” “Even in this case, even
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