“We know the PRC clandestinely and deceptively interfered both in the 2019 and 2021 general elections. In both cases, [foreign interference … was] pragmatic in nature and focused primarily in supporting those viewed to be either ‘pro-PRC’ or ‘neutral’ on issues of interest to the PRC government,” a document says under the subhead “Assertions in Media Reporting.”
The document alleges that at least 11 candidates and 13 staff members were implicated in foreign interference by the Chinese government, and that multiple political parties were involved.
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Canada’s spy agency believes the Chinese government “clandestinely and deceptively” interfered in both the 2019 and 2021 federal elections — and a top secret briefing note discussed at the Foreign Interference Commission shows the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told the Prime Minister’s Office about it in February 2023.
It is a briefing for the Prime Minister’s Office drafted following the publication of stories by The Globe and Mail and Global News that contained intelligence leaks about foreign interference by the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
In both cases, [foreign interference … was] pragmatic in nature and focused primarily in supporting those viewed to be either ‘pro-PRC’ or ‘neutral’ on issues of interest to the PRC government," the document says under the subhead “Assertions in Media Reporting.”
“We also observed online and media activities aimed at discouraging Canadians, particularly of Chinese heritage, from supporting the Conservative Party, leader Erin O’Toole, and particularly Steveston-Richmond East Candidate Kenny Chiu,” says the briefing note.
The briefing note goes on to say the task force assigned to monitor foreign interference determined that these activities didn’t affect the overall outcome of the election.
While sections of the briefing note are redacted, it refers to a possible $250,000 transfer of funds from the PRC — first to a staff member for a 2019 federal election candidate and then to an Ontario MPP.
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