Tories Lost Up to 9 Ridings in 2021 Election Due to Chinese Interference, Says O'Toole

Erin O'Toole leaves after appearing as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on April 3, 2024. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Former Tory leader Erin O'Toole says his party lost up to nine ridings in the 2021 elections because of interference from the Chinese regime.

While testifying before the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on April 3, Mr. O'Toole said six to nine seats “were possibly changed as a result of foreign interference.”