Feds Introduce Measures to Protect Against Potential Foreign Interference in Upcoming Byelections

Feds Introduce Measures to Protect Against Potential Foreign Interference in Upcoming Byelections
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure, and Communities Dominic LeBlanc rises in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 27, 2023. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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The federal government has introduced new measures to protect against potential foreign interference in several byelections being held between June 19 and June 24, according to Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc.

Voters will head to the polls on June 19 for byelections in the Quebec riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount, the riding of Oxford in southern Ontario, the Winnipeg South Centre riding, and Portage–Lisgar, another Manitoba riding.