Appointment of ‘Heads of Government’ in Canada Vulnerable to Foreign Interference: MP Chong

Appointment of ‘Heads of Government’ in Canada Vulnerable to Foreign Interference: MP Chong
Conservative MP for Wellington-Halton Hills Michael Chong appears as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on April 3, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Andrew Chen
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Loose party membership and nomination criteria leave Canada vulnerable to foreign interference, potentially leading to foreign actors influencing appointed prime ministers and government heads, Conservative MP Michael Chong said.

“We are effectively opening up the appointment of heads of government in this country, including prime ministers and premiers, to this foreign interference,” Mr. Chong testified during the public inquiry into foreign interference on April 3.