Federal Elections Commissioner Conducting Review of Election Interference Complaints

Federal Elections Commissioner Conducting Review of Election Interference Complaints
Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on Parliament Hill, March 2, 2023 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The office of Canada Elections Commissioner Caroline Simard has launched a review of complaints relating to foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, MPs heard on March 2.

Simard appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which is currently studying allegations of election interference following recent media reports citing intelligence sources that point toward extensive interference efforts by Beijing in the past two federal elections.