News Analysis
Top federal officials have downplayed the quality of leaked intelligence on the Chinese regime’s election interference in Canada, but a review of what has been reported shows that they are more than just uncorroborated sole-source observations.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison told the Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) on March 2 that there was no interference in recent elections and backed his position by saying disparate intelligence reports can be unreliable.
Attempts to downplay the validity of the leaked information have also been made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said on Feb. 23 that there are “inaccuracies in those leaks.”…