Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021 elections, says Hogue

The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference released its preliminary report on May 3, finding that while evidence of foreign-state-led election interference did occur in the last two general elections and will continue to increase, Canada’s electoral process remains ‘robust.'

Commissioner Justice Marie-Josée Hogue presides over the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference at Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2024. She said if left unchecked, foreign interference threats could further reduce Canadians' trust in the resilience of our democratic institutions. 'The cat is now out of the proverbial bag.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

May 3, 2024

Preliminary findings from the federal Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference has found that acts of foreign interference did occur in the previous tw...

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