Tories Say Inquiry Should Conclude Foreign Interference ‘Impacted’ Elections

There is sufficient evidence to conclude foreign interference impacted the last two elections, the Conservative Party told the public inquiry in its submission. The party also said the standard applied by elections integrity mechanisms, which didn’t raise flags about interference, is “flawed.” The public hearings of the foreign interference commission concluded on April 10 and parties with intervenor status have provided their respective assessments of what has been unveiled so far. In its April 15 written submission, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) argued that by the nature of intelligence, with its “missing pieces,” it will always be hard to firmly determine if interference is taking place....