Foreign Affairs Department Suspects Chinese Meddling in 2021 Canadian Election Through WeChat

Foreign Affairs Department Suspects Chinese Meddling in 2021 Canadian Election Through WeChat
A voter casts her ballot in the advance polls for the 2021 federal election, in Chambly, Que., on Sept. 10, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs raised concerns about suspected Chinese interference in the 2021 federal election campaign conducted primarily through the social media platform WeChat.

A department memo dated June 12, 2021, addressed to the deputy foreign minister highlighted the increasing adeptness of China in executing online information campaigns aimed at swaying Canadian audiences.