China and Russia tried to interfere in last election, but to little avail, watchdog says
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China and Russia once again tried to interfere in Canada’s latest federal election but likely had minimal impact on the vote.

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China and Russia once again tried to interfere in Canada’s latest federal election but likely had minimal impact on the vote that was ultimately free and fair, said the foreign interference in elections watchdog.

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“While foreign actors attempted to undermine it, it did not affect the integrity of the election. There were no significant security incidents observed during the election, no cyber threats and no incidents of violent expression,” Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force spokesperson Laurie-Anne Kempton told reporters Thursday.

SITE — composed of the RCMP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Communications Security Establishment and Global Affairs Canada — is tasked with monitoring federal elections for foreign interference. But the public is only advised of foreign efforts if they meet a certain threshold for disclosure.

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  • randomname@scribe.disroot.orgOPEnglish
    7·
    12 hours ago

    @Severus_Snape@lemmy.world

    And what exactly has that to do with Canada’s official report(s) on election interference?

    Here you can find the latest with all the links: Government of Canada Publishes Election Security and Integrity Reports Covering the 45th General Election

    There is much more on the official site. Among others, it reads:

    Furthermore, in previously noted behaviours, the PRC has been observed engaging in transnational repression activities, which involve a range of tactics designed to exert influence and control beyond its borders. These tactics include leveraging PRC-based relatives and other connections to pressure those in Canada to refrain from adopting views the PRC sees as hostile, or to return to the PRC, and threatening PRC-based family members with an array of potential coercive actions, including detention or financial penalties.

    • whiwake@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      3·
      7 hours ago

      They will get notified, you don’t need to tag them.

      Also, I think they are talking about media influence on people as a way to manipulate opinions and voter outcomes. Which is on topic

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
      133·
      11 hours ago

      It shows that election interference and influence is only a problem in the eyes of the Canadian government when Asians do it. When the US does it they’re just being friendly, I guess.

        • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlEnglish
          112·
          10 hours ago

          The US obviously interfers in and influences Canada’s elections, on a greater scale and to greater effect, but the Canadian government doesn’t seem to care about that. This is despite the fact that the US is vastly more dangerous to Candian sovereignity, with it waging a trade war on their economy and now threatening to make Canada the 51st state.

          There’s only a few ways to interpret this.