Trolling Trudeau: Fears of foreign interference in Canada

MARCUS KOLGA

For several years Chinese government influence has been a major concern in electoral districts around Toronto and Vancouver, which have large concentrations of Chinese voters. Those same suburban ridings are the primary battlegrounds in the 2019 election, and the results of those local elections will help shape the overall outcome of the federal election.

Foreign interference in Canadian elections has been a major concern since Russian entities interfered in the 2016 US presidential campaign. Before and during the 2019 Canadian federal election, authorities warned that foreign governments would attempt to influence the federal election process. While some major disinformation operations have taken place – primarily targeting Justin Trudeau with fabricated stories about alleged misconduct – the true origins of these efforts are not yet known.

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