Conservative MPs press intelligence officials on allegations of foreign interference in past federal elections

Liberal MPs say repeating unproven allegations of interference ‘does China’s bidding’ by undermining public confidence in Canadian institutions.

Conservative MP Michael Cooper, seen here on Jan. 31, asked intelligence officials at committee why a former Conservative MP was 'kept in the dark' while national security agencies were probing the possibility that he was being targeted by hostile foreign actors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

February 9, 2023

Conservative MPs challenged intelligence officials to address allegations of foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, expressing frustration that the parliamentary committee witnesses would not comment on specific cases or operational matters.

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