On China’s meddling, ‘there’s a massive cost to standing still,’ and Trudeau needs to ‘get ahead of the story,’ say Liberal MPs, pollsters

Trying to keep the issue of Chinese meddling in elections to parliamentary committees is the same 'playbook' the Liberals used for the SNC-Lavalin scandal, 'and they nearly lost the [2019] election as a result of it,' says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under intense pressure to call an inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections. The Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week adopted a non-binding motion calling on the government to hold a public inquiry on this issue.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 6, 2023

With allegations that China attempted to interfere in the 2019 and 2021 elections dominating the news agenda, some Liberal MPs want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to address the situation urgently, and to the satisfaction of Canadians. The MPs say they're worried more leaks c...

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