Party Nomination Rules Are a Foreign Interference ‘Vulnerability,’ Says Public Safety Minister

Published on May 8, 2024

After the Foreign Interference Commission raised concerns that Liberal Party nomination rules can be exploited by foreign actors, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said nomination contests indeed pose a “vulnerability.” Mr. LeBlanc made the comment on May 3 shortly after the commission presented its interim report. In examining the Liberal Party nomination contest in Don Valley North in 2019, with intelligence pointing to meddling by Beijing, Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue noted that “this incident makes clear the extent to which nomination contests can be gateways for foreign states who wish to interfere in our democratic process.” When asked by reporters about that finding, Mr. LeBlanc said he has “full confidence in the Liberal Party and the rules in place regarding nomination contests.”...

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