On foreign interference, we need to regain perspective

The foreign interference described in four reports amounts to low level nuisances in only a few ridings, a fraction of the 338 seats contested in the 2019 and 2021 elections.

In her report, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue called foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s democracy and called for vigilance, writes Mark Johnson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARK JOHNSON

July 10, 2024

Everyone needs to take a deep breath. Four big reports on foreign interference are now in. What did they find? When you read them closely, their conclusions should be somewhat reassuring. When placed against the full backdrop of our democracy, foreign interference is a small...

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