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China meddled in past two Canada elections, says Justin Trudeau
The PM told an inquiry that results were not affected and it was ‘improbable’ that Beijing preferred one party over another
China tried to meddle in the past two Canadian elections but the results were not affected and it was “improbable” Beijing preferred any one party over another, prime minister Justin Trudeau has told an official inquiry.
In sworn testimony before a commission conducting a public inquiry into alleged foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian elections, Trudeau answered questions about intelligence briefings he had received and asserted the elections were “free and fair”.
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