Day: 29 January 2024

Interference in the spotlight. Chinese woman ordered deported

OTTAWA – The first “round” of hearings began today, in the federal inquiry into foreign interference in Canada: a public inquiry, which requires the sharing of a series of confidential documents. The first five days of hearings will therefore serve to decide how to make that information public, to prepare the ground for the next public hearings which will probably take place at the end of March and which will serve to delve deeper into the accusations of Chinese, Indian and Russian foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, with a report on those matters due May 3. The investigation will then turn to policy questions, examining the government’s ability to detect, deter and counter foreign interference that targets Canada’s democratic processes. The final report is expected by the end of the year. 

CORRIERE CANADESE / Interferenze politiche straniere, iniziano le udienze pubbliche

OTTAWA – Inizieranno questa settimana le udienze pubbliche dell’inchiesta federale sull’ingerenza straniera nelle elezioni canadesi e nelle istituzioni democratiche. Il commissario Marie-Josee Hogue inizierà a presiedere la prima fase aperta dell’indagine nazionale, alla quale si è arrivati dopo un lungo percorso e nonostante la riluttanza del governo federale… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>>