A Conservative politician who says he was targeted by Chinese efforts to defeat Conservatives during the 2021 federal campaign is accusing the Liberal government of 'dragging their feet,' calling for more than 'talking points' when it comes to addressing foreign interference.
The newspaper referenced CSIS documents it had viewed, and reported China worked to defeat Conservative politicians considered unfriendly to Beijing while attempting to get the Liberals re-elected specifically to a minority government.
In a separate panel on Wednesday's show, former CSIS director Ward Elcock and former Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques both said China's interference in Canadian affairs has increased significantly since their time in government. Elcock led CSIS from 1994 to 2004, and Saint-Jacques was the ambassador between 2012 and 2016.
He said he has spoken to CSIS about his experience, after they approached him to collect information. During the 2021 election he did pass along information that his campaign staff and volunteers had collected. "Although Canada's electoral system is strong, foreign interference can erode trust and threaten the integrity of our democratic institutions, political system, fundamental rights and freedoms, and ultimately, our sovereignty," he said, pointing to a series of reports and warnings it has issued in recent years about the "serious threat" posed to the security of Canada by foreign interference.
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