Calls grow in Canada for inquiry into alleged election interference by China
Prime minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged attempts by China to meddle in elections but has resisted launching a public inquiry
Canadian opposition parties stepped up their push for a broad public inquiry into alleged foreign election interference, particularly by China, a move that Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau has not yet endorsed.
Recent media reports have alleged ongoing Chinese interference in Canada’s elections, with Trudeau this week denying one article saying his office was told by Canada’s spy agency to drop a Chinese Canadian candidate in 2019 because of his ties to Beijing.