Recent reports citing Canadian intelligence information detailing Beijing’s strategy to interfere in the 2021 federal election should not be a “partisan issue,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.
“We have talked openly for many, many years about the real threat of interference and attempts at interference that countries like China continually do within our democracies,” Trudeau told reporters in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Feb. 22.
The prime minister said the Liberal government has “continually increased” the number of tools national security agencies can use to track election interference attempts.
“Canadians can and should continue to have faith in their institutions around this and they need to know that everyone is taking this seriously,” he said….