OTTAWA — After 18 months of hearings and testimony from greater than 100 witnesses, the Fee on International Interference launched its closing report Tuesday.
OTTAWA — After 18 months of hearings and testimony from greater than 100 witnesses, the Fee on International Interference launched its closing report Tuesday. Listed here are a number of the highlights:
— Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue discovered no proof there are “’traitors’ in Parliament plotting with foreign states to act against Canada.”
— She did discover the federal authorities has finished a “far from perfect” job of sharing data on overseas interference inside authorities itself.
— Efforts by overseas states to regulate diaspora communities, referred to as transnational repression, can take the type of “threats of physical and sexual violence, and even threats to life …”
— The federal government ought to think about organising a brand new company to watch open-source data, together with social media platforms, for misinformation or disinformation that would undermine elections.
— Canada wants a hotline to permit residents to report suspected overseas interference.
— The federal authorities ought to undertake a ‘duty to warn’ coverage to alert particular person Canadians of “credible threats of serious harm” coming straight or not directly from a overseas entity.
— All political get together leaders “should be encouraged” to acquire High Secret safety clearances.
— Using nomination and get together management contests ought to be introduced underneath the Canada Elections Act, and solely Canadian residents and everlasting residents ought to be allowed to vote in them.
— The federal government ought to think about whether or not it will be applicable to create “a system of public funding for political parties.”
— All electoral communications distributed throughout an election interval which have been generated or manipulated by AI ought to be watermarked.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 28, 2025.
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