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Coalition Avenir Québec reckons with interference claims as campaign enters last week
Fréchette said there was no evidence of foreign interference after a CAQ leak to journalists prompted scrutiny of the party’s handling of the claims.
- On Monday, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette distanced herself from warnings that American operatives were assisting the Parti Québécois, confirming there was no evidence of foreign interference in the provincial election campaign.
- The controversy originated from essays by the Defense Analyses and Research Corporation advocating that Americans stoke division in Canada; Fréchette initially demanded an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney before retracting her interference warnings on Friday.
- Radio-Canada reported Monday that a staffer leaked the interference story to journalists before informing Fréchette; Domestic Security Minister Ian Lafrenière confirmed the party addressed the leak internally, stating, "That initiative wasn't orchestrated by anyone."
- On Sunday, Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard and PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon criticized the handling of the affair, claiming the controversy disqualifies Fréchette from leadership as the October 5 election approaches.
- With advance polling ending Monday at 8 p.m., the party confirmed it met with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service last week; CSIS spokesperson Eric Balsam noted that briefings on election risks are standard practice for all political parties.
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Fréchette blames CAQ staff for handling of foreign interference claims
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette blamed members of her own party for trying to get journalists to pursue a story about foreign interference in the electoral process as she tried to distance herself on Monday from a controversy that has dogged her on the election campaign trail for days.
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Coalition Avenir Québec reckons with interference claims as campaign enters last week
MONTREAL — Coalition Avenir Québec Christine Fréchette blamed members of her own party for trying to get journalists to pursue a story about foreign interference in the electoral process as she tried to distance herself on Monday from a controversy t
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