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Committee Report Demanding Inquiry on Election Interference Likely to Be Tabled in Commons

March 8, 2023
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A House committee report demanding an independent inquiry into election interference is expected to be introduced in the Commons on March 8, in response to reports of Beijing’s meddling in Canada’s last two federal elections. Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, who is chair of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) told MPs at the committee meeting…

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Former Chief Electoral Officer Calls for Independent Inquiry Into Chinese Interference in 2019 and 2021 Elections

February 24, 2023
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A former chief electoral officer is calling for an independent inquiry into China’s interference in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections. Jean-Pierre Kingsley, who served the role from 1990 to 2017, said the recently leaked Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) documents that detail Beijing’s interference objectives in the 2021 federal election, and how the regime…

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UK Official Inquiry ‘Presents Horrifying Picture’ of ‘National Epidemic’ of Child Sexual Abuse

October 20, 2022
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LONDON—The UK government should introduce a system for registering all staff who work in care homes and should also appoint a Cabinet-level minister for children, says the final report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Professor Alexis Jay, who chaired the seven-year inquiry, said, “For too long, child sexual abuse has been…

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