Parties appear ‘unwilling’ to ‘manage their own house’ amid foreign interference in nominations: national security expert

Former Liberal minister Sheila Copps says a court challenge or grassroots push could force change, while former Conservative staffer Fred DeLorey says parties should set their own rules.

On Sept. 24, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault told the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference that Elections Canada should not administer nomination races, but he would propose tighter rules on how parties choose their leaders and candidates.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

September 26, 2024

Elections Canada is preparing recommendations seeking to strengthen the security of nominations and leadership races, but so far the federal political parties seem to want to “kick the can down the road” rather than “fix it,” says national security expert Stephanie C...

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