Foreign Interference Inquiry Hearings Slated for March 27, Focused on Hearing Evidence

A fresh round of public hearings in the public inquiry on foreign interference in Canada’s federal elections will begin on March 27, focusing on key evidence related to alleged foreign meddling in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. “These hearings will address issues at the core of our mandate,” Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue said in a press release on March 11. “The Commission will hear evidence on the question of interference by foreign states or non-state actors in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections, including any potential impact on those elections.” The commission will scrutinize how information was shared among key decision-makers, such as elected officials, and between the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections Task Force and the Critical Election Incident Public Protocol panel during the 2019 and 2021 elections....