China and Russia once again tried to interfere in Canada’s latest federal election but likely had minimal impact on the vote that was ultimately free and fair, said the foreign interference in elections watchdog.

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“While foreign actors attempted to undermine it, it did not affect the integrity of the election. There were no significant security incidents observed during the election, no cyber threats and no incidents of violent expression,” Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force spokesperson Laurie-Anne Kempton told reporters Thursday.

SITE — composed of the RCMP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Communications Security Establishment and Global Affairs Canada — is tasked with monitoring federal elections for foreign interference. But the public is only advised of foreign efforts if they meet a certain threshold for disclosure.

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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And what about from the US? Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation? The fact that,from coast-to-coast, all our conservative politicians are parroting Trumpian talking points and flying down to US to attend meetings with Heritage Foundation members?

Also obligatory reminder that NatPo is owned by PostMedia, an American conglomerate that owns several news agencies that pose as being Canadian.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Was Project 2025 created by the horribly misnamed Hertiage Foundation or was it created by the horribly misnamed International Democracy Union which was/is chaired by Stephen Harper and then sent to the HF for implementation?

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

They've mostly been active at manipulating opinions online no?

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's almost like one of the parties is visibly worse for security, stability, and the strength of our economy.

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 0 points 5 months ago

Which party?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Using American platforms, which America defends by threatening countries attempting to impose regulation with economic ruin or annexation.

[–] cyborganism@piefed.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Right???

[–] orioler25@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Weird that we get headlines about the "bad" imperialists that do this and not the much more effective "good" imperialist which has such an influence on our elections that most information on them is only accessible with their permission.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

That was just practice