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Justin Trudeau Shrugs at Chinese Election Interference

A Canadian intelligence report suggests Beijing meddled in the 2019 and 2021 campaigns.

By Brian Lee Crowley

April 10, 2023 1:24 pm ET

Nearly half the U.S. population uses TikTok, and CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony before Congress on Mar. 23, 2023, did little to ease concerns over data security, privacy and ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Images: AFP/Getty Images/Reuters Composite: Mark Kelly

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Canada has been rocked in recent weeks by leaks indicating the government knew about Chinese meddling in recent elections. A Feb. 17 report in the Globe and Mail newspaper suggests that Beijing was actively meddling in Canada’s democracy at every level: federal, provincial and municipal. The leaks also reveal that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has responded to reports of interference with obstruction, obfuscation and only minor concessions.

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