52 Percent of Canadians Say Foreign Interference Played ‘Major’ Role in Country’s Elections: Poll

More than half of Canadians say foreign governments have interfered “significantly” in recent elections, according to a newly released poll. Fifty-two percent of those surveyed either strongly or somewhat agree that foreign interference has played a major role in Canadian elections in recent years, the Ipsos poll found. Canadians also lack confidence in the foreign interference inquiry led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue to determine if Beijing interfered in the 2019 and 2021 elections, the poll found. “Notably, only four in 10 express confidence that the inquiry led by Justice Hogue into foreign government interference will get to the bottom of what has been going on,” Mr. Bricker said....