Allegations of foreign interference in Canada’s democracy have dominated discussions on Parliament Hill for the past week, with the prime minister unveiling new measures aimed at investigating what happened in the last two federal elections and several committees studying the issue.
University of Calgary political science professor Lisa Young said the government’s role in regulating election interference is “tricky” because of the many forms it can take.
Former public servant Morris Rosenberg cited Young’s work on threats to election campaigns in a report released last week that reviewed the federal protocol for monitoring foreign interference attempts during the 2021 election….