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Is Canada ready and able to detect, deter and counter foreign interference? Canada’s foreign interference commission will present its final report into the question on Tuesday, capping off nearly 16 months of work at a time when all eyes are also on the Liberal leadership race and the looming federal election, which could come as…
The federal body established to protect Canada’s electoral process will be monitoring the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership campaign for possible foreign interference as the race to replace Justin Trudeau gets underway. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Election Task Force (SITE) was established in 2019 and includes representatives of CSIS, the RCMP, Global Affairs Canada…
The Liberal party has set new rules on who can vote in the leadership race. But some experts say it might not be enough to mitigate fears of foreign interference. The party’s national board of directors met Thursday evening to decide on the initial rules of the Liberal leadership contest that will choose Trudeau’s successor. According…
Hoping to attend a family gathering and visit his ailing grandfather, Bikramjit Singh Sandhar submitted a visa application to the government of India in 2016. The visa was denied. Indian consular officials in Vancouver told him he was flagged because of statements they claimed he made when he was president of the Guru Nanak Sikh…
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2024 6:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in the Conservative party’s last leadership race that installed Pierre Poilievre at the helm. Brown, who was a candidate for the leadership at…
