of Canadian media have revealed presumed Beijing attempts to interfere in the last two Canadian federal elections in 2019 and 2021. It is particularly question of secret funding. An independent rapporteur will be named.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a set of measures on Monday, March 6, including the appointment of an independent special rapporteur, to shed light on allegations of Chinese interference in the last two federal elections.
This rapporteur, who will be appointed in the coming days, will be responsible for “formulating specialized recommendations on the protection of our democracy,” said Justin Trudeau, adding that he had also loaded two committees to investigate Foreign interference.
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This announcement comes as the opposition parties are demanding an independent public inquiry into this issue for several days.
One of the first special rapporteur’s missions will be to advise the government on the next steps to follow, including a possible public inquiry. “Whether it is a judicial investigation or examination, we will comply with their recommendation,” said Mr. Trudeau, qualifying attempts to interfere “disturbing” and “serious”.
The Prime Minister also instructed the deputies and senators members of the parliamentary committee on national security and intelligence to launch a new specialized survey on foreign interference in the elections. The committee had already presented a report on the subject in 2019, calling on the government to do more.
“This problem is not new”
For its part, the body responsible for monitoring Canadian intelligence services was called upon to examine the way in which Canada’s national security organizations managed the threat of interference during the elections.
“Any attack or attempted attack on our democracy is unacceptable,” said Justin Trudeau, stressing that “the Chinese government and other regimes like Iran and Russia have Attempted to interfere not only in our democracy, but in our country in general “. “This problem is not new,” he added.