Ex-CSIS boss on China’s alleged election meddling
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Media reports detailing alleged interference by China in Canadian elections are raising questions about how the threat to democracy is being addressed. Former CSIS director Dick Fadden says a public inquiry should be launched to provide answers and accountability.
CBC News · Posted: Feb 28, 2023 9:16 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
A voter brings his voter information card to the Federal polling booth in this file photo. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
Front Burner32:16Ex-CSIS boss on China’s alleged election meddling
Recent reports by the Globe and Mail and Global News, relying on Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) documents and unnamed intelligence sources, have detailed different ways the Chinese government has allegedly interfered with Canadian elections.
On this episode, Dick Fadden, a former director of CSIS and a former national security advisor to both Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau, walks us through the way the spy agency operates on cases like this, and what should be done now to ensure Canadian elections are free of foreign meddling.
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