Canada’s watchdogs are beginning to take foreign interference in elections seriously. Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife explains why they’re learning from past mistakes.
The Globe and Mail
- Justice Marie-Josée Hogue to release her final report today on foreign interference in elections
- Observers will be watching for what she says about politicians being compromised
- Watch the livestream of her statement to media starting at 11:45 a.m.
The final report from the Foreign Interference Commission is set to lay out how the country and its security and electoral agencies can better protect the political system from foreign meddling.
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, the commissioner, will deliver her report and hold a press conference late Tuesday morning in Ottawa.
She will be closely watched for what she says about federal politicians suspected of working for hostile powers.
The House of Commons asked the public inquiry to investigate a June, 2024, report by an intelligence watchdogthat said some parliamentarians are “semi-witting or witting” participants of efforts …