CSIS Aware of China’s Interference Attempts in Last 2 Federal Elections: Intelligence Report

CSIS Aware of China’s Interference Attempts in Last 2 Federal Elections: Intelligence Report
People arrive to cast their ballot on federal election day in Montreal on Sept. 20, 2021. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
Andrew Chen
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Canadian intelligence knows about China’s attempts to influence Canada’s past two federal elections, a declassified report from the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) revealed.

CSIS specifically highlighted the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as “by far the most significant threat” in the document obtained by Global News through an Access to Information submission.