Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official

Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.

Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cindy Termorshuizen, left, and National Security and Intelligence Adviser to the Prime Minister Jody Thomas answered questions on foreign election interference at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on March 1, 2023.The Hill Times by Andrew Meade

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BY CHELSEA NASH

March 6, 2023

Regardless of the intent behind the intelligence leaks that have dominated headlines for the last two weeks, the result has been “deeply damaging to Canadian democracy,” says one former international security official.

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