Chinese Interference in Canadian Elections

The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections task force in Canada has detected coordinated and malicious activity from accounts linked to the People’s Republic of China targeting former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, a leading candidate from the Liberal Party of Canada. The Chinese embassy in Ottawa had no immediate comment on the report.

Foreign Interference in Canadian Elections by China

Canadian intelligence commission concludes that the People’s Republic of China clandestinely interfered in the 2019 and 2021 elections, impacting Conservative candidates and influencing the outcome in favor of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party.