Tue Sep 19, 2023 – 2:42 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) –– Despite a continuous stream of evidence suggesting that agents of the Communist Chinese Party (CCP) have interfered in Canada’s last two federal elections, the nation’s elections commissioner omitted any mention of China from her annual foreign interference report to Parliament last week.
Last week, Canadian Elections Commissioner Caroline Simard, when speaking about her “Annual Report” said – while noticeably not mentioning China by name – that it is “clear the issue of foreign interference weighs heavily on Canadians’ trust in Canada’s institutions and the democratic process.”
She then assured Canadians that investigators were looking into how they could resolve as “many files as possible before the next general election” concerning complaints made regarding possible election meddling, but that as of now, it is too “early” to “determine the outcome of the ongoing work and if the review will lead to formal measures.”
“Safeguarding the integrity of our elections requires the participation and collaboration of a wide range of partners and stakeholders as well as all Canadians,” she added.
Canada’s Elections Act specifically bans foreign interference, however, Simard contended that the current situation remains a “complex issue
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