Canadas foreign interference inquiry report lands Tuesday. What to know – National [Video]

Is Canada ready and able to detect, deter and counter foreign interference?

Canada’s foreign interference commission will present its final report into the question on Tuesday, capping off nearly 16 months of work at a time when all eyes are also on the Liberal leadership race and the looming federal election, which could come as soon as this spring.

The inquiry was first established in September 2023 after a series of reports by Global News and the Globe and Mail exposed alleged attempts at meddling by foreign actors like China in recent federal elections and raised questions about the government’s response.

Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, a judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal, was appointed as commissioner.

Multiple government officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have testified to the commission. An interim report released last year by Hogue determined that while foreign interference did not change the outcome of Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections, …