RCMP Investigations Into Foreign Interference Increase Sixfold Amid Rising Incidents

RCMP Investigations Into Foreign Interference Increase Sixfold Amid Rising Incidents
RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme appears as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on April 4, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Andrew Chen
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The RCMP has intensified its efforts to counter foreign interference following a sharp increase in such activities since 2018, according to briefing documents prepared for RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme.

The RCMP reported a 468 percent rise in foreign interference-related occurrences between 2018 and 2022. This upward trend continued last year, with the number of incidents reaching 136 by mid-2023, according to the document, which was first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.