The Liberals have contacted 'at least' a half-dozen current and former judges to oversee an eventual inquiry, but all of them declined, the sources say
By focusing solely on China or Russia and other state actors, Canada is missing the potentially far more troubling forces that proved so disruptive during last year’s convoy protest, Susan Delacourt writes.
While foreign meddling did not alter the overall outcome of the two elections, Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue issued a call to action for the government to vigorously enact measures to tackle this ‘malign’ threat to Canadian democracy
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s preliminary report expected to provide fresh findings on allegations of foreign interference operations in Canadian elections.
TORONTO - In the halls of Parliament, TikTok is banned from civil servants' phones as the government grapples with allegations of foreign interference. But on Canada's red carpets and in sports arenas, the popular social media platform is still welcome.
A Quebec judge will lead a national public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference from nations like China and Russia, as well as other actors, in Canadian elections and society. Public Sa…
The former governor general has been under fire over his qualifications as special rapporteur, including his ties to Justin Trudeau and the Trudeau family foundation
But China sends high-ranking vice-minister this week to repair relations
My decision to reveal secret and top-secret intelligence documents to The Globe and Mail did not come easily. Here is why I did so, all the same
Canada's Foreign Interference Commission, set up to probe China's alleged involvement in influencing Canadian federal elections, wants to investigate alleged Indian interference as well. The commissioner has asked the Canadian government for documents related to the alleged Indian interference. This could further strain India-Canada relations, which deteriorated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of the murder of a Khalistani terrorist in Vancouver.
Special rapporteur David Johnston released his first report on foreign interference on Tuesday, which involved analyzing recent media reports on allegations by unnamed national security sources that China meddled in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
The federal government announced Wednesday that it has named Justice Marie-Josée Hogue to helm a public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada’s elections. Here’s what we know so far about how the inquiry will proceed.
No “direct” foreign interference observed in recent crucial provincial elections, Canada’s electronic spy agency says, but “we’re always looking.”
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc expected to announce inquiry Thursday after Liberal government, opposition parties agree on terms for the probe, sources say
On Monday, the House of Commons will debate the request made by the Bloc Québécois. MPs will vote on it on Tuesday and New Democrats have already said they will support the proposal
Chrétien also waded into partisan politics, calling Pierre Poilievre so extreme that he made former prime minister Stephen Harper seem reasonable
The NDP, the Conservatives and their former leader Erin O’Toole were granted intervenor standing, meaning they won’t be able to ask questions of any witnesses
Judge Marie-Josée Hogue is muting opposition parties and discouraging activists from coming forward
Michael Chong, foreign affairs critic, says Ottawa did not brief him on alleged threats to his family in China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied access to cabinet documents that his own National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians has repeatedly requested over the years. Without it, the committee has warned, it cannot do its job properly. Liberal MP David McGuinty, who chairs NSICOP, which includes representatives from the Liberal, Conservative, BQ and NDP parties — created by Trudeau in 2017 to advise him on security and intelligence matters — specifically cited this concern
Documents published by the federal inquiry into foreign interference call into question some of the conclusions in former Governor General David Johnston’s probe.
RICHMOND, B.C. - A former British Columbia member of Parliament said he fears Canada has become an "open market" for foreign governments to sway elections after being named in a newspaper report as the target of an alleged campaign by Chinese diplomats to defeat him.
Among other things, the prime minister expressed frustration about not being able to correct the record after leaks in the media
Conservative MP Michael Chong is testifying before the United States Congress on his experience being the target of foreign interference by China. Chong was invited to appear before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China as part of its study into 'countering China's global transnational repression campaign.'
Canadian authorities are investigating Toronto businessman Wei Chengyi for his alleged role in a Chinese government scheme to interfere in Canada's 2019 federal election.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to waive cabinet confidence so that two federal agencies can read the same confidential documents David Johnston, the government's special rapporteur on foreign interference, reviewed as he produced his report on foreign interference.
As evidence mounts of foreign meddling in Canada, there’s a growing consensus in favour of instituting a registry here, but will it work?
The government has accepted a public inquiry in principle, but the opposition parties should be en garde
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security said individuals affiliated with RT have been using a social-media bot farm at the direction of the Russian government.