O’Toole says CSIS told him about ‘active’ voter suppression by Beijing
O’Toole made the comments Tuesday from the floor of the House of Commons, within which MPs are protected byfrom civil or criminal prosecution under freedom of speech provisions. His speech comes after a briefing with CSIS last week.
“The briefing confirmed to me what I had long suspected – that my party, several of my caucus colleagues and myself were the target of a sophisticated misinformation and voter suppression campaign orchestrated by theO’Toole led the Conservatives into the 2021 general election after winning the party leadership just a year before.
A source close to O’Toole’s 2021 campaign told Global News that it was an active discussion within the party about how strong a stand to take against Beijing. The O’Toole campaign knew that taking a tough line on China’s communist government could cost them votes, or make them a target of Beijing.Global News reported in December 2021 that the Conservatives had identified 13 ridings where they believe the party was targeted by foreign influence campaigns.
Johnston argued that the secret intelligence Canada has collected on foreign interference could not be aired in public, so a public inquiry would not be helpful. The opposition parties are still pushing the government to hold an inquiry despite Johnston’s recommendations.
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