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citing a recently declassified top-secret briefing report from the..
Dated February 24, 2023, the report titled "Briefing to the Minister of Democratic Institutions on Foreign Interference" emphasises the urgent need for the Canadian government to address..
It specifies that "foreign states target elected and public officials and others with influence over the public policy decision-making process, and this includes current and former Members of Parliament, members of provincial legislatures, municipal officials, representatives of Indigenous governments, ministerial and political staff, and public servants"...
The briefing report reveals that China's interference activities in Canada are extensive, involving various tools such as the United Front Work Department, its diplomatic corps, and non-government assets like community groups and trusted contacts...
In an October 2022 report by the CSIS, the agency had said that "Government of India agents" appeared to have "interfered in the Conservatives 2022 leadership race by purchasing memberships for one candidate while undermining another, and also boasted of funding a number of politicians at all levels of government"...
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