Beijing Election Interference Reports ‘Not a Partisan Issue,’ Trudeau Says

Beijing Election Interference Reports ‘Not a Partisan Issue,’ Trudeau Says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Peter Wilson
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Recent reports citing Canadian intelligence information detailing Beijing’s strategy to interfere in the 2021 federal election should not be a “partisan issue,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.

“We have talked openly for many, many years about the real threat of interference and attempts at interference that countries like China continually do within our democracies,” Trudeau told reporters in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Feb. 22.